Caray, Caray!

Big Boy, er I mean Nico, is pressing Pancho to explain why he won't take up with a great woman like Chela. Pancho really doesn't want to discuss this, but finally says that Chela is his best friend; getting together as a couple would risk their great relationship. Chacho feels badly that she overheard him suggest sending Rebe flowers in the first place.

Candy admits to Chela that it seems odd to her that Gladys let her out of her contract. Chela wonders if it has something to do with Vince.

Next morning, Rebeca confronts Candy and says she can't work at Avon because she doesn't have a degree. (Neither does Pancho!) Candy asks if the receptionist and messenger have degrees. Rebeca tells her to feel free to be a receptionist or messenger if she likes. Candy insinuates that Rebeca is getting into Pancho's pants. Rebeca won't let her stay. Candy says she's been fired from better dumps than this and threatens to get Rebeca thrown out.

Pancho supposedly needs an image makeover; I say Rebeca needs a BITCH makeover!

Pina loudly scolds Vince for coming home at 4am soaked to the gills with booze after a night out with Arnold. ("NO SOY GAY!", he screamed in a gay bar when a guy asked him to dance. "Excuse him, he's coming out of the closet, he's a little nervous," Arnold explained.) They are waiting for Abeja's labs and wishing aloud for a negative result; Abeja yaps at them.

Chacho and Pancho are at the market. (Do Chacho and his lollipop remind you of anyone else?) Filemón, the boy we met at the market in the first episode whose mother couldn't afford medicine for some unidentified illness, tells Pancho his mother is doing better. Fil calls him Señor Francisco this time. He says it's because of the way Pancho is dressed. "People treat you the way they see you," is what his mother always says. Pancho gives the lad a huge tip.

The vet confirms that Bee is pregnant. Adoración and Abeja are delighted with the good news. Pina and Vince, not so much. (Pina wails, "We're going to be grandparents!") Ado offers to make Pina a calming valerian tea, but Pina takes four different tinctures instead. She tells Vince they should hide the pregnancy and give away the puppies. Abeja runs away crying. Vince doesn't think it's a good idea; Abeja will hate them.

Rebeca speaks some English on the phone. I shouldn't make fun - her accented English is probably no worse than my accented Spanish - but seriously, I hope whoever she's speaking to has subtitles. Pancho shows up with some tacos that Chela made with cilantro. (Wow! I guess she really did like that cilantro bouquet!) Rebeca complains about the smell (and he also smells like garlic and onions from the market), but thanks him for the flowers. Then they review an ad for some real products.

Rebeca tells Pancho about an upcoming dinner with some Arab investors (or clients?). He's going to have to learn a whole new set of manners because their culture is different.

He wants to know about getting an advance on his paycheck. She says he needs to set up a bank account and a bunch of other things. He admits that he needs the money to settle the same matter that he blew off yesterday's meeting for. She warns him about letting personal matters interfere with his work.

Vincente shows up and demands that Rebeca leave him alone with Pancho. It's a matter of life and death!

There's a photo shoot at Avon. Arnoldo is directing the models. Special theme music signals the arrival of Arnold's apparent favorite model, Bárbara. From their reactions, I can tell the other models envy and resent her. He kisses her a little more than he should and embraces her a little too long. Rebeca comes in and wants to visit and catch up. Arnold says the other models are zombies compared to Barb.

Pancho tells Vince that Popeye's fathered lots of pups, but he'll make sure Popeye does right by Abejita. (He is speaking hypothetically; I don't think Vince actually confirms the pregnancy.) Vince also offers to help, "as a friend," at dinner with the Arabs. Pancho heats his yummy but pungent tacos. Vince very politely and cordially covers his nose with a hankie and excuses himself.

Rebeca tells Barb all about Pancho the vegetable guy. Pancho walks in and can't take his eyes off of the new arrival. "¡Que Bárbara!", he quips. (Nice to know he can remember some names.) She lifts her hand for him to kiss. He is speechless and his hand shakes. I think he likes her.

Candy goes to Casa Popular to tell Chela how the evil Rebeca kicked her out because she can't stand not being the prettiest woman there. Chela will handle it herself! She goes to Avon and Celeste won't let her up until she gives her name. She says she's the president's sister in law, but she doesn't want to visit him, she wants to visit the anorexic, er, that is Rebeca. Rebe says she doesn't meet with people who don't have an appointment. Chela says she'll wait. Feigning peepee pains, she pretends to be looking for the bathroom, then sneaks onto the elevator. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!"

Vince tells Arnold he's gaining Pancho's confidence. The upcoming dinner with the Arabs will be the perfect chance to get Pancho fired.

Pancho offers to tell Rebe a great joke about Arabs. Rebe declines. Lying (laying?) in wait for some face time with la tísica, Chela overhears Rebe and Pancho flattering one another and making plans for tonight's etiquette lesson. She leaves in disgust.

Alex reports for duty at Casa Popular to work with the kids. They go nuts over him, maybe because he's handsome and gave them presents. Now he suggests a field trip! Lupita is concerned about getting chaperones and such. Candy likes the idea and volunteers Elena's help. (That's just what Lupita needs - her boyfriend's sister along on her first Definitely-Not-A-Date with Alex!)

Rebe says Pancho needs to air out his office. (In a cute twist, Rebeca gets the name of the taco filling wrong.) She schedules an appointment with the bank. He asks why everything has to be scheduled. She says that's how things work. She also explains that salary is different than hourly work.

Tomás asks Pepe how his stint as a pizza boy went. Pepe is still sure Mo will fall for him.

Tearful Chela comes home to an even bigger arrangement of roses than Pancho sent to Rebeca. Goya says they must be from Pancho. Chela says, "throw them in the trash!" (I guess she really does prefer cilantro. Weirdo!)

Pepe wants to know what the deal was between Tomás and Betty. Tom does not want to discuss this, but says it was just that one time and he'll never see her again. And that's not the problem between him and Lupita now; Alex is the problem.

The kids' mothers give their permission for the field trip. Alex impulsively gives Lupita a chaste hug. Lupita says they can use La Burra to transport everyone. Alex asks what she's going to tell Tomás. She warns Alex not to interfere in their relationship, or everything - the field trip, their friendship - is off. He apologizes for being nosy.

Vince is on the roof at home with binoculars, looking for Candy. (He says he can't use the closed-circuit TV system because Pina is watching him.) Instead of Candy, he finds Popeye, who is practicing all of his tricks and moping over Abeja. Adoración startles Vince, who manages not to tumble off the roof. Enzo is waiting for him. has Vince tells her to give him a drink. She promises to serve him the cheap stuff.

Pancho and Rebe return from their meeting with the bankers. Pancho asks her how to write a check.

Vince and Enzo are now smoking stinky cigars while Vince tells Enzo about Pancho's stinky tacos. (Enzo speculates that next, Pancho will put a little stove in his office to heat the tortillas, too.) He offered to help out with the dinner with the Arabs and then had to go running to the bathroom. Also, Catgirl is Pancho's sister. Enzo is excessively impactado.

Next time:
Trick or treat! Candy squeals over something written on a card. Is this the card that came with Chela's pink roses?

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