Caray, Caray!

Ivan can't believe Lucia married Camilo. Toni thinks it's not only possible, but makes perfect sense. He couldn't expect Lucia to wait for him forever! It was a stroke of luck that they busted Maripaz with her "amante" (lover). But Ivan whines on…and then he starts getting bitchy. Toni tells him to chill out and think. The two of them fell in love, they got married, and that's the end of it. Ivan needs to accept it just like Lucia had to accept him marrying Maripaz. She suffered, but she got over it and got on with her life. So Ivan needs to forget her and leave her alone. Ivan says no way--the two of them owe him an explanation! He runs out of the room, ignoring Maripaz in the foyer. Maripaz tells Toni she's going to take her lawyer's advice and take the settlement. However…she's going to need a little distraction to get over all this mess, and an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe would be just the thing. Toni chuckles and tells her to have the travel agency send him the bill.

Ivan goes up to his room and he's so upset he dumps his suit jacket on the floor. Well, fine, whatever, he'll just send it to the cleaners and make them deal with the wrinkles. He moans about "his" Lucia and mopes about his room.

Toni calls Carlota to let her know that Ivan now knows all…except for the part where the kid might be his. And he didn't take it well. He'd just gotten his divorce and gotten custody of Alex and was flying high and getting ready to go back and reclaim Lucia, so Toni had to tell him that wasn't an option anymore and, well, he reacted predictably. Carlota is sad for him. She would have been happy to have him marry Lucia, but fate just didn't want it that way. Lucrezia comes in moaning about everything being a disaster. Carlota ignores her and continues her convo to Toni. Toni figures he will go back, but he'll cool off first. Carlota asks about Maripaz, gets an answer, sends Toni a hug and gets off the phone. She tells Lucrezia that Ivan and Maripaz are divorced and Ivan has custody of Alex. Maripaz cheated and she's going off to Europe (cause that's where they send you when you cheat on a rich guy), Ivan knows about Lucia getting married to Camilo and he's upset. Lucrezia thinks he had it coming. Carlota doesn't want to talk about it, and she definitely doesn't want to talk about what a disaster the ranch is.

Lucrezia goes to visit Lucia and Perla. Camilo's out in the fields. Lucrezia tells her that Ivan knows about her marrying Camilo, but she doesn't know if Ivan knows about the baby. By the way, he also just got divorced from Maripaz. Ivan has custody of Alex. "You know, Ivan's still in love with you. Too bad you didn't wait for him." Lucia says they all agreed she needed to get married ASAP and cover up her little misstep. Lucrezia can't help fantasizing about the awesome life Lucia would have had marrying Deep Pockets Ivan. Lucia doesn't care. She's fine with Camilo and she's grateful to him. "Hey, you're the one who cares about appearances so much. Imagine the scandal! First I was Ivan's girlfriend, then he left me and married my sister, then he divorced her and married me!" Lucrezia agrees it sounds horrible. Lucia hopes Maripaz stays in Europe forever. She says she's not made of wood, so yeah, she does hate her sister for ruining her life.

Toni checks in on Ivan, who is still moping. He lets Ivan know that he granted Maripaz a trip to Europe to shut her up, but she's looking for her passport. Ivan retrieves it from the locked drawer. Alex is busy with Benito and Bruno. Toni tells Ivan he's really sorry.

Antolín and Gerry talk about the damage to the ranches. Gerry supposes the insurance they have through the Ag Association will cover it, but Antolín said he's seen the contract and it looks like their coverage sucks. "Antolín says Mr. Mondragon is tricksy," says Carolina. "That's not news," replies Gerry. But he must have gotten some coverage for earthquakes and hurricanes. Antolín says he didn't get a chance to see how much because right then, JJ came back into the office. "If he didn't get coverage up to 80%, they're all screwed." Gerry tells him he'd better let Camilo know and Carolina says he should give Camilo the money he saved for her operation. Antolín refuses, saying what Camilo would need is more than what Antolín can give him. Besides, they still don't know how things are going to go yet, so there's no reason to get ahead of themselves. Plus Ivan and Toni aren't going to leave everyone in the lurch. "Besides, if Mondragon is committing fraud, the ranchers need to get together and sue him."

Camilo is sad they won't be able to go forward with construction on the house. He would have liked for them to have their own space, without feeling like they're mooches. Lucia says he's the only one who feels that way--neither her mom nor her grandmother feel that way. She tells him Ivan knows everything now. She's not sure if Ivan is going to come now. Camilo hopes he won't, now that there's nothing for him to come back for. Lucia agrees and earns herself a suspicious look from Camilo. Tío Antolín comes to visit. Damn, if not for the fact that he'd also be highly likely to land you in jail, I bet he'd be the coolest uncle ever. He brought Perla a teddy bear. Antolín holds her for a little bit, but Perla starts fussing and he hands her off to Lucia. Lucia moves off and Antolín lowers his voice and asks about Camilo's Ag Association insurance. He recommends that Camilo go demand that JJ show him the contract. "Tell him you have a right to see what percentage is going to be given to each of the ranchers for the hurricane damage." "Do you think he did some kind of shady deal?" "Don't you?"

Ivan talks to David. He's sent letters to the presidents of the Ag Associations in regions that weren't affected by the hurricanes and now he's got to wait for responses so he can meet with them in person. "And what about the insurance?" David says he doesn't know. He knows his dad changed providers, but, "knowing him, who knows." We only hear Ivan's part of the conversation as he asks what David thinks and says they'll see. He asks David to keep him informed. He gets off the phone and calls down to reception, asking Jenny to get him a ticket to Hermosillo tomorrow.

At the Ag Association, JJ is dealing with a lot of pissed off ranchers. He says they've gotta pull up their bootstraps like they always do. The government is offering them free seed to re-plant with. "And what about the insurance?" "When are they going to pay us?" "At 100%?" JJ says no company would pay 100%. Also, he got them the cut-rate insurance. They hadn't had a hurricane in years, how was he to know? Camilo says that as president of the association and an expert rancher should have taken precautions. JJ tells Camilo to back off. "I've been at this for years and you just got here!" Camilo says that doesn't matter. "We want to know how much the insurance is going to pay us!" JJ tells the secretary to read it out. It's 50%...minus the deductible. That does not go over well. Lucrezia stands up and says this is unacceptable. "Why didn't you warn us?" He says it was the best he could get. Insurance companies are less willing to cover meteorological disasters. Camilo says he should have kept looking. He asks if the insurance is individual or collective. "Collective, of course…but there are exceptions. Some of us have more land." They all know he's talking about himself. He adds Lucrezia and Cuthberto to the list. "So the rest of us can just go screw ourselves, is that it?" demands Camilo. "Are you accusing me of fraud?!" Camilo says he is and he demands an audit of the new insurance and a meeting to remove JJ from office and elect a new president. They all loudly agree and JJ leaves the meeting room in a snit. Just before he gets into his office, he can hear them all chanting Camilo's name. Antolín comes up to Camilo and encourages him to run for president. Carlota and Cuthberto say they're on his side. So does another rancher who says he likes that Camilo has the balls to stand up to JJ. Camilo, that little weasel, tries to back down. The other ranchers aren't going to let him and they start up another cheer.

Back at home, Lucrezia whines that Camilo's not up to JJ's standards. He lacks connections and experience. Lucia is confused and Carlota fills her in. "The ranchers want to chuck out JJ and put Camilo in his place." Lucrezia warns Carlota that she won't vote for him. "Have you forgotten that I'm the one who votes?!" Lucrezia is still hung up about Camilo being a "pelado" (a nobody, a peasant). Carlota reminds her that he's an engineer, intelligent, and her son-in-law. "Only because he did Lucia a favor and married her to keep up appearances." Lucia tells her not to talk about her husband that way. "But it's the truth!" "Maybe it's your truth, but it's not my truth, or my grandma's truth, or the truth of the other people who know him." Lucrezia refuses to discuss it further and takes off. Carlota tells her that Lucrezia always looked down on Gerry. She always wanted a "macho" by her side and that macho was JJ. Lucia diagnoses her with neuroses stemming from frustrated desires and says she ought to see a psychologist before she gets worse.

Camilo hands a folder over to David, but he says he's too busy to look at it and besides, it's to do with his dad. Camilo knows that, but he reminds him that as an employee of the McGuire's, it's in his best interest to review the contract. If he does something to benefit the ranchers, that in turn benefits the company. David tells him Ivan's coming in a few days. Camilo says that's good and leaves.

Toni is insisting on going to Alamos with Ivan. He doesn't trust him to handle the Camilo and Lucia situation well. Ivan insists he wants to know why they did it, but Toni knows he really wants to "reclamar" (complain). He understands them falling in love, but he still thinks Lucia should have trusted in him and kept hope alive. "Hope of what?! You were married to Maripaz. Please, Ivan! Leave that sentimentality and jealousy aside and think logically!" Toni accuses him of wanting Lucia to wait for him forever. "We live in another world, another era. She decided to get on with her life. That's what you expect of a mature, intelligent woman. So I'm going with you." And since Alex has 2 weeks of vacation left, he can come with them. Toni calls Jenny and tells her to get 3 more tickets--for himself, Alex, and Benito--and not to forget that Bruno travels with them. Alex comes running in to announce that Bruno found himself a girlfriend and her owner agrees they can date. Toni says it's too bad, Bruno will have to wait, since they're all going to Alamos. Alex is excited.

Ivan looks at the pictures from the vacation they took with Lucia and throws a temper tantrum. "It's true. Love isn't eternal. But I never thought it would end so quickly, Lucia!"

David brings Judith home after a long day at work. She's exhausted and goes to rest. Esther says she knows everything's a mess--JJ was in a foul mood. David sees Saul and greets him happily, but Saul is being his usual charming self. David has found a doctor in Hermosillo who might be able to help him, but Saul demands to be treated in the US, like a "decent" person. "He's a specialist and he trained in Europe. I can pay for it." Saul refuses. JJ comes in and David asks to speak to him about the contract with the insurance company. "In few words, it's apparent that you've been embezzling from the association members."

Camilo goes to whine to his mom that he doesn't feel ready to be the association president. She, of course, thinks he'll be great at it. Camilo is also worried because Ivan is coming to Alamos. I tune out most of the conversation. Arcelia thinks if he explains things to Ivan, Ivan will understand. Pfft!

David points out that the contract for the rest of the ranchers only covers them at 50% for hurricanes, but his personal policy covers hurricanes at 100%. At the same time, he's paying the same premiums, so how is that possible? JJ says that's how business is done, and what would David know about it. "How do you think I made the ranch prosper? And paid for this house? And all of your educations? My father left me nearly broke and I had to make do somehow. Anyone with any brains would have done the same." David says not at the expense of others. "Whatever. You don't know anything, so shut up." David says he'll have to answer for his actions, since Camilo's the one who asked him to review the insurance contract. JJ's not worried. David advises him to resign his position. JJ scoffs at him. "Who do you think you are? I had two sons who are good for nothing. One who ended up being a loser, a drug addict, a delinquent. And the other who wants to betray me. But neither of you can beat me." JJ leaves. David apologizes to his mother for having to turn JJ in. She's proud of him. She feels sorry for JJ. She says she's loved him since she met him and always hoped he would change. "I've made a decision. Tomorrow, I'm leaving this house. I'm going to stay with your Aunt Rosario. And I'm going to initiate divorce proceedings."

Lucia loves the idea of Camilo being the Ag Association President. And she thinks he'll be great at it. But Camilo feels insecure about it. Lucia cheers him on. She reminds him he has an education and has worked hard. Camilo says it's always cost him blood, sweat, and tears, but Ivan had it easy. "That's not true. Ivan had to leave the country because you kept your mouth shut about your brother's crime. Do you think that was so easy for him?" They get into an argument about her "always" defending Ivan and wake up the baby.

Saul tells Gordo he needs money. Carmen trips bringing them drinks and Saul laughs at her. He tells Gordo he just got an idea and maybe they can kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Carmen drops off their beers and tortas and Saul invites her to sit down for a little while. "After the way you treated me last time? Besides, I'm working. I'll get fired." Saul says he'll meet her outside at closing. He asks Gordo to borrow his car to give Carmen a ride home. "What? After what happened last time?" But Gordo agrees. Carmen is surprised to hear that Saul actually has been thinking about her and wanting to talk to her. She says she'll think about it.

Carmen meets Saul outside. He blows some smoke about how much he's missed her. Then he proposes a fantastic business deal that will make money for them both. He's sure that JJ is seeing Lucrezia and if she helps him get proof, JJ will have to give him money. Seriously? Seriously?! Carmen doesn't know how to help. Saul tells her to get herself hired at the Curiel's and keep him informed of Lucrezia's movements. He smooches her into submission.

Carmen goes home and gives her mom a sob story about some drunks coming on to her and pinching her on the ass, so she quit. She begs her mom to help her. "Talk to Camilo. Ask him to get me a job at the Curiel house. I don't care if it's at a maid. Or I can work in the fields or take care of Perla, whatever!"

Saul tells Gordo they're going to kidnap…someone. The baby? We haven't had a baby kidnapping yet. I guess we're due. Gordo doesn't think they have the money to pay a ransom, but Saul says they can get the money from the McGuire's. Dumb. Asses.

Esther leaves JJ his Dear JJ letter on the busted mirror. Judith sees her. Esther tells her she's made up her mind and she's leaving. She begs Judith to go with her. "I can't. I can't leave my job just like that. Especially not now while there are so many problems." Esther hopes she can get out of this house, this hell, soon. Judith is glad Esther is finally doing this. They say their goodbye's and Esther gives Judith her blessing.

Arcelia invites Camilo over to beg for a job for Carmen. Camilo balks at first, but he leaves it up to Carlota.

Carlota says they don't have a lot of money and they don't really need more servants. Camilo says maybe she can work on the farm. Carlota doesn't think there's a lot to do. And she doesn't think it's proper for a woman to work on the land. She suggests the assign Carmen to take care of Perla. She is her aunt, after all, and will take care of her as well as Lucia does. And she has experience with kids. Carlota will talk to Lucia and see what she thinks. She reminds Camilo that she supports him as Ag Association president.

JJ reads Esther's note. He stumbles over the words "malos tratos" (mistreatment) but mocks the rest of the letter as he reads it, eventually descending into "blah, blah, blah" before he reads out the closing. He calls his secretary and tells her to send the insurance agent over to his house. He shouts for the maid as he rips up the letter from Esther. He tosses the scraps on the floor and tells her to pick them up.

Ingeniero Hottie, whose name hasn't registered with me yet, praises Judith for her work and invites her out for a coffee. She doesn't want to leave JJ alone, since her mom just left him. Ingeniero Hottie takes a rain check.

JJ asks the insurance agent what they can do so that the ag association members don't lynch him. "We could include addendum where the coverage goes to 90%, but the premium would be higher." JJ asks if it can be backdated. "Um, you're getting me into trouble here, Mr. Mondragon." JJ says he's in trouble to, and if they remove him from the presidency, they'll choose another insurance company, and that won't be good for him. "And also, you have to give me the same coverage as the rest." The agent suggests claiming the 100% coverage was a clerical error and hoping they believe it." I lose the rest of the conversation as the DVR cuts off.

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