Caray, Caray!

• Carlota wakes the dead rest of the house with her cries. The baby has disappeared! Where oh where can he be? LuCrayCray thinks Encarnación (was that her name?) must have come back and gotten him. Carly is beside herself and wants to call the cops but MamaCrayCray says no, folks may discover the baby belonged to Maripaz. They'll just wait until the morning and see if Encanación comes back. If she doesn't come back, we'll know she took her. Maripaz finally (!) comes in and asks what's going on. Lucia says someone took the baby! Maripaz is "huh?"
• Benito is happy for Ivan's good fortune with Old Man Tony Maguire. Ivan is not going to forget what Benito did for him. Pretty sure he said something about getting him a good job when he "makes it big."
• The next morning in Guaymas, LuCrayCray has gotten up early to catch Encarnación. She pays her off and says her services aren't needed they are leaving. Encar wants to say goodbye to Carly but LCC shoos her off.
• Carly can't understand why Encar would take the baby and still wants to call the police. LCC is adamant they not do that. It would really just be a waste of time. The police would find Encar, jail her, take the baby away and return it back to them and they are stuck with the baby. Maripaz agrees and thinks Carly should just let it drop. LCC lets them know that they will tell Gerry the baby got adopted and that's that. Maripaz agrees Carly says she knew LCC was hard, despotic and cruel, but had no idea she was such a monster (OK, I like Carly, but she must be blind.)  LCC says she's going to protect her family. Carly says Teo must be turning over in his grave. Maripaz totally agrees with Mama. Can you imagine if she had called the police? Everything would have come out in the open? LCC reminds them they are to tell Gerry the baby was a adopted. She swears her daughters to secrecy. Crazy Be-yotch is crazy.
• Obviously the fam has returned to Alamos. Lucia is asking Cleto about Pipo; confirming friends have taken him. Cleto tells Lucia about the death of Ali and Ivan's escape to the "extranjero."
• LuCrayCray is screeching to Gentle Gerry on the phone. He asks about Maripaz, the baby. She's tired of Gerry calling they are divorced. He has a right to see the girls. Lucia comes in and asks about Alicia. LuCrayCray does what she does best: yells. "Don't mention her or Ivan again!" and hands the phone over so Lucia can talk to dad. Lucia is taken aback.
• Maripaz is in her room worrying about her weight. Lucia tells her about Ali's death and Maripaz is like "who?" (wow. cold.) Lucia has to remind her "Ivan's mom". Lucia tells Maripaz that Mom really flipped when she mentioned Ali and Ivan. Maripaz doesn't want to hear about them either.
• Carly and Lucia are talking. Lucia is asking about Ali. Carly tells her she died of an illness. Lucia wants to know if Carly thinks Ivan will come back. Carly tells her she doesn't know. It is a sad time and they need to foget (olvidar.)
• At the same time in LA, Ivan is hearing the same. He can't believe what Old Man McGuire is telling him. There is a quick recap of all the grievous sins committed against Ivan by the Curiel Crazies. His left was left a shambles. OMM says the same pretty much happened to him. So lucky we met each other! OMM trusts Ivan, but he's not yet secure with him. OMM asks who Ivan's dad was. Ivan asks if OMM knows something. OMM is "just curious." They seal the deal with whisky. If Old Man McGuire's son had lived he'd be Ivan's age.

• Grown up Lucia has returned from the market. Cleto's hair is grayer and the fridge is on the fritz.
• Carly does not like Juan Slimy, but she thinks LCC should ask him about recommending a new administrator for the ranch. Leandro is inept and she suspects he's robbing them.
• Lucia enters and says she has good news. LuCrayCray doesn't want to hear it if it's about Gerry. Apparently he's returned to Alamos and working at his little business. Carly and LCC exchange words concerning Gerry. Gerry has to support his family. LuCrayCray criticizes Gerry's new family: a blind sister-in-law. Lucia interrupts to tell them she got a job in a private school. Carly is please. LuCrayCray not so much. Now everyone will know they are so hard up the girls have to work. I'm thinking child psychology (Lucia's degree) is a bit more respectable than say...being a prostitute. LuCrayCray would prefer that Lucia and Saul to set a wedding date (ewww, she's with him?) Lucia is a bit disgusted and leaves. Carly thinks LuLu should be trying to find a husband for Maripaz. LuLu says Maripaz has turned out to be a real headache and it's all Ivan's fault. Carly defends him. Lulu says you always defend him and Carly says no I don't always defend him, only when you talk about him.
• Maripaz is clubbing. Saul and Antolin are buds. They compare Maripaz and Lucia. I didn't catch it all, but I'm pretty sure it's along the lines of some girls you marry, some you...well, you know.
• Later that evening Maripaz returns home and bawls loudly enough for Lucia to hear. Lucia comes to her room and lectures about her drinking. Maripaz doesn't want to hear her sermons. Lucia wonders why she does it. Maripaz blames Ivan. Lucia tells her she needs to get over it. Maripaz says he was so handsome and no one made love like he did. (That creepy old guy knew a hit when he saw it!)
• At McGuire Corp they are speaking English until it's just Old Man McGuire and Ivan. OMM has good news and bad news. Good news: the adoption papers have gone through-Ivan is now his adopted son (at the age of 30 mas o menos! Beanie time!) The bad news: Max has the Alonso virus cancer and he will have to be put down. (I wish they had put the other Max down.)
• Maripaz is stomping around the plaza. Her car is kaput. Luckily a nice young man knows a bit about cars and may be able to help.
• Old Man McGuire and Ivan miss Max. OMM wants to take a trip. Maybe the two of them could go together. Ivan says he'd love to, but right now he's got some bidnez. OMM tells him some things are more important. Doesn't Ivan think about his son? Sure he does! Is he alive, dead? Did Maripaz abort him or no? And his friends. Camilo never answered his letters. Ivan starts to talk about confronting Juan Slimy and OMM says he wasn't talking about revenge. Iván's thinking it, though. OMM wants Ivan to return to Mexico.
• Turns out the young man that helped Maripaz was none other than David Mondragon. LuCrayCray is beside herself with joy. Carly and Lulu thank David for bringing her home and helping out with the car. They try to get him to stay and visit, but he has to go. Carly and Lulu try to talk him up but Maripaz isn't buying it. Carly thinks it would be a good time for Lulu to call about the recommendation for a new ranch administrator.
• Ok, I need some folks to fill in the blanks. Ivan says he can't return because LuCrayCray threatened to have him arrested for killing one of her workers. I'm pretty sure that OMM tells Ivan that he checked into some things and that Ivan's name is not attached to the death of the worker so Lulu must not have sworn out a complaint? Ivan is still unsure about returning.
• Lucia is visiting her dad, but he's not home yet. Carolina the blind sister-in-law is. Turns out the sister married to Gentle Gerry died of cancer. There's a young son, too: Alex. Gerry comes in. Hugs hugs. She can't stay for dinner. She has to go to the library. She got a job. Yay!
• OMM works to convince Ivan to return to Mexico. So many words. He starts to leave and Ivan thanks "Tony" and later changes to "Padre." Ivan has flashbacks.
• Gerry's deceased wife was Beatriz. Carolina has been very helpful and supportive. He and Lucia yammer a bit about Maripaz and LuCrayCray.
• LuCrayCray and JJ talk about a new administrator. He can't recommend anyone and he bad mouths his sons a bit. He takes a little time to bust a move and Lulu rebuffs him (only barely.) The two hatch a plan to get Maripaz and David married. Something about dowry, which Maripaz doesn't have BUT it will stop the chismes about her being a *bleep* and a tramp and him being a *bleep* (whatever he said.) 
• LuCrayCray approaches Maripaz with the plan. Maripaz is not really on board and asks her mom if she knows what they say about him. LuCrayCray claims not to know, but informs MP that word on the street is that she's a tramp. MP denies it. LuCrayCray reminds her that she's almost 30 and no one's beating down the door. LuCrayCray tells her to think about it. Maripaz flashes back to that hot Ivan lovin' (I really think he missed his calling in the adult film industry.)
• Saul and Antolin are talking and I gather that what Saul really likes about Lucia is that she is a virgin. And for Saul it's very important the HE is the first one in his wife's life (and I assume only. He probably sucks in the sack, but the poor wife will never know.) Antolin says some thing about Saul bringing a surprise to the bedroom (?) They plan on going out partying.
• So Alex is telling Gerry all about the goal he made with his head. And later he's sent off to get ready for bed. Carolina is a little worried about the Lucia/Saul pairing. He throws money around and he likes to have "aventuras" (wink wink.) All this is according to Antolin, whom Gerry doesn't trust at all. He has faith in Lucia's good judgement.
• Saul and Lucia enjoy a meal together. He says something about her not having to work after they marry. She says whoa nellie, it's a little early for that. We've only been dating about three months. We're still getting to know each other. A little argument since she's, you know...smart, independent... all those pesky qualities I suspect the Mondragons abhor. According to Saul the Caveman woman of their class don't work. They take care of their family. 
• Now, despite Saul neanderthal attitudes, Lucia is making out with him in front of the house. He pushes for more...they are engaged after all, she says no. She wants to enter her marriage a virgin. She leaves him cooling his heels outside the gate.
• David has returned the now working car and he even took care of paying for it, too. Maripaz says in exchange he can have the honor of taking her out...oh and since ladies don't pay he can pick up the tab. He looks terrified. LuCrayCray is thrilled.
• Ivan has come to call on OMM/Tony/Padre. He has decided to make the trip to Mexico. Ivan has dual citizenship now so travel won't be a big deal. OMM/Tony/Padre has some news. The Curiel Rancho is near ruin and again with all the words. I miss the details, but did I understand that JJ's ranch is suffering financially as well? Apparently he doesn't have the capital to update some of his agricultural practices? It seems JJ is walking a tighrope (la cuerda floja) as well. 

• Ivan's headin' for Mexico
• David is sold to the devil (That's code for the poor sap is marrying Maripaz.)

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