Caray, Caray!

So, Rogelio just has to go and ask what made Ana Paula change her mind about marrying him, and she says she needs to help Miguel. He keeps getting the crap beat of him in prison. She says she'll marry Rogelio, but he's got to get Miguel out of prison.

Rosaura runs into Bruno accidentally on purpose. She came to tell him now's the right time to make his move, since Gustavo died after all. "Who knows what happened. The important thing is now you've got a clear shot!" TACKY! *drink* Bruno says he's over it. He's not going to keep chasing after her.

Rogelio is surprised she'd sacrifice herself for her brother, but Ana Paula also tells him that she's already loved and now that Gustavo is dead, she'll never love again. This is Buttercup marrying Prince Humperdinck all over again. Can we at least have Luis Gatica as Fezzik? Please? Ana Paula says she'll marry him, but without love. Eh, Rogelio doesn't care. "Ok, then. Here I am, ready to be your wife whenever you say so." And what do you know, he turns her down.

Rosaura starts begging and whining that first he said he loved AP and now he's giving up. Well, Bruno says, he's got his dignity (subtext: unlike SOME PEOPLE!), and he's beginning to think Rosaura hasn't been completely honest with him. "Ummm, I'm being honest now?" Bruno has to think. Rosaura reminds him that with Gustavo dead they don't have to worry about him identifying his attacker. Bruno isn't sure Ana Paula is even interested. He extricates himself, gets in his car, and drives away.

Rogelio reminds her it was a time-limited offer. He says they could have helped each other, but now…he wanted to marry the old Paula, the one who busted his balls all the time and not this whiny, weepy "OK, fine, I'll marry you because I have no other choice" Paula. She agrees and says she shouldn't have come. She thanks him for his honesty, but excuses herself. Rogelio looks uncertain.

Gustavo and Mercedes' mom is going to go live with her sister. She'll be fine. They'll Skype. She wants them to honor their father's memory by doing what they need to do and finding their happiness. Hello and goodbye to the one decent mom on this show. Gustavo is determined to go find Ana.

Rogelio chases her out of the restaurant and when she yells at him, he says that's what he wanted. That's the Ana Paula he knows and covets! If she keeps it up, he'll help her brother, but she's gotta marry him this month. "Take it, or leave it." She takes it, as we all knew she would.

Mercedes tells her mom that Gustavo's girlfriend is a ho. They both worry about how he's going to react when he finds out. Mama also worries about Mercedes and Ernesto. She knows they have feelings. If Ern is serious, he needs to end Relationship 1 before moving on to relationship 2. She knows Mercedes knows right from wrong, but just because the head knows it, doesn't mean the heart understands. Tears and hugging.

Rogelio suggests they sign a contract spelling out each person's rights and responsibilities. How very modern of him. AP wants it spelled out that there will be no nookie. Rogelio says the purpose of the contract is for confidentiality. If anyone finds out, there will be penalties. So for right now, he doesn't want anyone to find out. He figures the family will find out, but he doesn't want her to tell anyone else, not even Bruno. Um, then don't tell Rosaura, I'd suggest. Rogelio says the wedding will be at the hacienda and he'll let her know when. Oh, that's gonna be one fun wedding. I assume he's going to have her gate-crash the wedding Vanessa's going to plan and take her place? Damn, as much as I bust Tia's chops for being TACKY, I will laugh myself silly if that happens. He says it's time for them to head over to the prison and see what they can do for her brother.

The ambulance is on its way to the prison for Miguel, AP happily announces as she wheels Rogelio down the hall. All she needs to do now is tell her aunt and Dany. Rogelio is glad to see her back to her old self. "You go see Miguel while I take care of the paperwork and the payment." She thanks him and touches his shoulder. He stares after her in awe as she sashays off to go see Miguel.

Gustavo and Mercedes are leaving their mom's with lots of mementos of their dad. She goes back to the bedroom to get them his favorite picture. Gustavo is having some pain from the beating. He says when they get back to Tuxtla he's going to turn them in to the cops. They had masks on, but he saw that one of them had a worm (not "warm" as the captions would have you believe) shaped scar on his neck. I would have said it looked like a bite from another human.

Bruno knocks back some tequilas with the scarred guy, who is much calmer now that he thinks Gustavo is dead. Bruno, however, is in a crabby mood because his plans have all gone awry. He tells the scarred guy that someone had taken his hacienda and he was going to get a woman to marry him and then use her to get back everything that belongs to him. He was even going to keep the woman for himself. But now the other guy's going to marry someone else and it's all gone to hell.

Miguel is pretty weak. Ana Paula tells him to rest. They're leaving soon, to go to the hospital for an operation. "And then I can go home after?" AP says they're working on it, but for now he has to get better.

Vanessa comes whining to Federico that she can't talk to her mommy about anything. Fed says he convinced her to chill out. "Try to understand her. I have the same worries. I don't know if you'll be happy with Rogelio." Vanessa brushes him off. "I need you to go into the office at least once a week, sweetie. As a shareholder, people need to get to know you." Vanessa is more concerned with having a big party to introduce her as the owner. "Oh, why do I spoil you so much?" Vanessa says it's cause she's an only child. Yeah, she's probably right.

Rosaura is weeping and looking for some money she'd stashed. "After everything I've done for these brats! It's not fair!" She finds a picture of her sister and cries to it. "Mariana. You must be thrilled, seeing all the trouble I'm going through because of you. You should have married Federico. Everything would be so different, but noooo, you had to do the right thing. 'How can I tell him I'm having his baby, I can't break up a marriage!' Idiot. And Ana Paula turned out stupid just like you." Aw, shizzle. Ana Paula and Vanessa are sisters, right? Did we know this already? Or suspect it? I guess I was doing a really good job of dodging the huge "Wow, you look just like this chick I know" anvils.

Vanessa and Cinthia look at invitations. Vanessa wonders when she's marrying David. Cinthia still isn't convinced she's going to. Her mind's on another guy, not that she'll say who. Cinthia is convinced David is horrible in the sack. Vanessa says there's only one way to find out for sure--take him on a test drive. Bow chicka bow bow!

AP and Rogelio have dropped Miguel off at the hospital. Rogelio says they'll try to keep him there for a few extra days so that he gets a break from prison. AP is grateful. "Hey, it's the least I can do for my future brother-in-law." Rosaura and Dany come in. AP tells Rogelio he can go rest if he wants and she'll stay with Miguel, but he says he'll stay until Miguel is out of danger. In the meantime, he's going to go settle accounts. Dany and Rosaura are in shock. "Future brother-in-law? Did he say…?" AP gives them the happy news. Dany is shocked. Rosaura gets dollar signs floating above her head. AP explains that now that Gustavo is gone, she couldn't leave Miguel in jail to get killed. "If Gustavo were alive, things would be different." Rosaura says they must support her for being such a good, generous girl. Dany wants her to take some time to grieve, but AP says her decision is made. The only important thing is that Miguel is ok.

Rogelio calls home and assures Maria that yes, he really is getting married. Isn't she happy for him. "How can I be when you aren't even telling me who you're going to marry?" It's a surprise, he says. He wants a big dinner, an unforgettable party to celebrate his wedding. Rosaura comes to find him and yell at him, demanding to know who he's going to marry--his ex, or her niece?

Rogelio dismisses Hugo and then tells Rosaura he doesn't owe her any explanations. She says AP just said she's marrying him, but she knows he's engaged to his ex. Rogelio neither confirms nor denies anything and says even if he doesn't marry AP, he's helping them out and they won't be left out in the cold. "That wasn't the deal we had!" Rogelio says the one who makes the money makes the rules. Besides, he can tell she doesn't really love her niece, she only wants money. "How dare you say that!" (Easily…because you're TACKY!) Rosaura insists she's going to protect her niece and keep him from taking advantage of her. "The only one taking advantage here is you" Doh! He tells her she'd better not say anything to AP about his engagement with Vanessa. "Then you don't plan on breaking it!?" Rogelio grabs her and tells her, for the last time, that he does what he wants, when he wants, and with whoever he wants. "Y ustedes, qué?!" He snaps at the nurses. I would translate this as "What the hell are you looking at, don't you have anything better to do?" He starts shouting for Hugo.

Miguel is tripping on the pain meds, but AP said they had to make them strong. He apparently flipped out in the ambulance because he doesn't want her to marry Rogelio. He doesn't want her marrying a man she doesn't love and going to live out in the middle of nowhere. And she hasn't even had time to mourn Gustavo. Please, she's probably had longer to mourn him than the time they were actually together. Just saying. Miguel is fixated on the idea that he has to work to support the family. AP tells him right now he needs to focus on getting better. He thinks the most important thing is for her to be happy.

Margarito isn't too thrilled with the idea of Rogelio getting married. He assumes it means AP will never come back to the hacienda. Maria breaks it to him that it's too late for that. She knows a lot of things are going to change. Margarito is a very good catastrophizer--"And what if the new wife doesn't like us?! And kicks you out?! And doesn't want me here?!" Maria tells him not to say those things.

Rosaura comes into Miguel's room, all antsy. She asks where AP is. Miguel wants to talk about the impending nuptials. He does not agree! Dany comes in to see him and he says he told her he never wanted to see her again. AP comes in happily announces that it's time for his operation. Miguel rather ungraciously says he didn't want to see any of them. Any of them! He tells them to get out and leave him alone.

Vanessa shows Rogelio the invitations to see which one he likes. He asks her how she's going to send out invitations when she's still married. Vanessa proudly shows him her divorce decree. "I'm a free woman! Let's tie the knot!" Rogelio tells her to pick the one she likes the best. "I have a problem, though…I can't find a wedding dress I really like." He generously tells her she should go shopping in Mexico, New York, Spain…wherever she wants. He'll send Cinthia home to get the hacienda ready. "You just worry about looking purdy."

Efrain and Consuelo are flirting in the stables again. Maria has come to pass on the news that there's going to be a lot more work now--the boss is getting married. She doesn't have any more details, but they need to get everyone together to prepare the hacienda for the future Mrs. Montero.

Ana Paula tells Rosaura they already talked about the contract and she's going to sign it ASAP. Rosaura tells her to read it well. "Make sure he's not trying to take advantage of you." Rosaura finds it odd that he doesn't want anyone to know. "One can never trust anyone. Especially not people like that!" AP is worried about Miguel's reaction a while ago. Rosaura brushes it off, saying the doctor said it was normal, because of his depression. She agrees with him about Dany, though. "What kind of a future can she expect with him? Who knows when he's getting out of jail." AP is sure their love will survive. Rosaura laughs at her, saying that only happens in fairy tales, but things aren't so rosy in real life. "You're wrong! Love conquers all. And then it's over and you know you'll never feel it again."

Dany refuses to give up Miguel. Even after he calls her stupid. Dany says that he's not going to feel any less guilty by sacrificing their love. "I'm not stupid! You feel bad about what Ana Paula is doing and you think if she can't be happy, you don't have the right to be either. But you're wrong. The best way to make sure her sacrifice is worth it is for our relationship to work out." Dany kisses his poor battered face. Carefully.

Vanessa and David have a drink on the patio. Vanessa asks if he'll be at the wedding with Cinthia. She's glad they're getting serious. David says he wants Cinthia to be his wife, the mother of his kids. Vanessa says she's sure Cinthia would love that, but um, well, sometimes women like men who are more, um…daring. David says Cinthia wants space. "Um, no she probably says that because of Rogelio, but we all like to be, um disrespected a little, you know?" Um, no, I don't think he does know! I believe Meg Ryan said it best when she uttered those immortal words - "Goose, you big stud! Take me to bed or lose me forever!"

Miguel's surgery went well. If Miguel follows through with PT and works through his depression, he'll be fine. AP thanks "Mr." Rogelio. Rosaura says it's probably about time they were a little more familiar with each other, seeing as how they're getting married. "Or aren't you?" AP touches her seashell necklace.

Cinthia is so jealous of Vanessa! Going to Mexico to buy a wedding dress. Vanessa wishes Cinthia could come with her instead of her killjoy of a mother. Cinthia would love to, but she doesn't have permission. "So what can I do?" Anyone got a suggestion, cause I do! Besides, Cinthia has to get the hacienda ready for Vanessa's wedding. "I know you'll do a much better job than he would!" Cinthia knows damn well she will. David comes into his office and excuses himself for needing to deal with a client. Vanessa asks what their plans are, but David the dip doesn't have any. Vanessa rather desperately suggests they go riding…"Cinthia loves it, don't you?" David says he's got some things to do, but he can pick her up in a few hours. Cinthia looks upset and admits she does love to ride, but she remembered her mare. David says he can imagine how much she misses the hacienda, the countryside. He comforts her. Cinthia smiles and says above all she misses galloping at full speed. "It makes me feel alive."

Efrain and Consuelo flirt some more. Efrain assumes the boss picked up some dummy who says yes to everything. Consuelo says that's not about being a dummy. "When you're in love you do anything for the other person." Efrain asks if she would do anything for him. He starts macking on her and Maria runs up and beats him with his own hat. He and Consuelo both get out of there as fast as they can. Maria cracks a smile as Consuelo runs off, then she seems to remember she's supposed to be disapproving and runs right after her.

Vanessa is smooching on Rogelio and talking about how she's counting the days to their wedding! "I promise I'll be the prettiest bride ever!" Rogelio gives her a check for her expenses. "I left the amount blank. I hope you don't mind." He asks if her father's there, but he'll go look at his office. Vanessa starts whining about how everything is stressing her out. He tells her not to worry--she's beautiful. And yeah, she's pretty hot in that dress. Why don't I have a dress like that? Why don't I have a body like that? Oh, right, truffles. And I'm several inches shorter. Anyway, Rogelio and Vanessa smooch.

Cinthia calls Maria to tell her she'll be home tomorrow. "Is Rogelio coming with you?" He's not. "He's sending me to get everything ready for his wedding with Vanessa." Maria is NOT pleased to hear this. "Of course, who else would he be marrying?" Cintha tells Maria to tell Efrain that he's going to need to help her with…some things. Maria agrees she'll tell him, but she wants details as soon as Cinthia gets back! As scary as Rogelio pretends to be, if he saw Maria's face right now, I think he'd be fearing for his life. Margarito is sure if the boss is marrying "that rich lady" their days there are numbered. Maria can't understand how this is happening! Efrain over hears and wonders if he's getting the story right--the boss is marrying the woman who stood him up at the altar? Maria tells him not to repeat that and go make sure everything is ready for Cinthia's arrival tomorrow. Efrain grins.

Cinthia is grumpy about going riding with David instead of seeing Mexico with Vanessa. Vanessa tells her not to worry. Everything can change when she marries David. Cinthia isn't terribly enthusiastic about it. Vanessa is just so thrilled about how well things are going. Rogelio's been such a prince! She shows off the blank check. "Then maybe you should tell him to quit helping that nurse, Paula!" Cinthia explains that he's been helping pay for her brother's hospital stay…plus her brother is in jail and Rogelio is trying to get him out.

Ana Paula sits on a park bench and writes a letter to Mercedes. She says she shares her grief at the loss of Gustavo. "I didn't know him long, but it was long enough to love him forever. His death caused a pain I never imagined. Just like him, I'm dead. I know I'll never love again. That's why I agreed to marry a man who will help my brother get better and prove his innocence. If I can't be with Gustavo, I'd rather sacrifice myself and forget I ever had a life."

Gustavo gets checked out by Ern, who is surprised by the results. He's doing amazingly well, but he needs to continue treatment and take his pills. Gustavo thanks him for how good he's been to both of them, but he asks to have a serious talk with him about Mercedes.

Rosaura is stressing. Ana Paula approaches her in the hospital waiting room. Ana Paula offers to bring her some breakfast. Rosaura asks if she's sad and Ana Paula admits she is. It seems like Rosaura almost starts to feel bad for her, but then her tackiness kicks in and she probably tells herself that Ana Paula shouldn't be sad, what with their potential new income. Then it seems like she immediately worries about whether that income is actually a sure thing.

A nurse comes to tell Gustavo that his sister is looking for him. He takes his leave of Ern and thanks him.

Vanessa and mommy are ready to go. Vanessa questions her for only bringing 2 bags…"We're going shopping." "Right, so I bring half the bags and twice the money." She starts to call the chauffeur to put the bags in the car, but Vanessa asks her to change the tickets to the next flight. "Something important came up that I have to do."

Ana Paula and Gustavo almost run into each other in the hallway, but between him not knowing where to go and her aimlessly pacing, they never see each other.

Mercedes sees Ana Paula, who grabs her and hugs her, crying about Gustavo being dead. "I don't understand all this drama!" "I swear, I love your brother, and his death has undone me!" Mercedes calls her crazy and then says "I told you I want nothing more to do with you!" Ana Paula explains she left a letter at the house, but Mercedes doesn't want to hear it and runs off.

Mercedes finds Gustavo and makes sure she gets him away from AP. She claims Ernesto was coming down the hallway and she didn’t want to see him. She asks what he said, though. "No permanent damage to the liver or the kidneys, but I need to keep up the pills and the diet." He asks her to go to breakfast. He wants to talk to her about Ernesto. He suggests the hospital cafeteria, but Mercedes says she eats there every day. She suggests going somewhere else.

Rosaura brags to Elena that Ana Paula will be marrying Rogelio after all. "See! And here I was so worried. So, can I have my rings back?" Heh! Elena won't do it without another payment or until Ana Paula actually ties the knot, whichever comes first. Bruno comes up and Rosaura goes to talk to him. Bruno is surprised to find out that Rogelio had Miguel transferred there for another operation. Rosaura says she just didn't want to bother him. "Right. What I'm surprised about is that Rogelio agreed to help you." "I don't see why. I told you he's very interested in Ana Paula." "Even though he's marrying someone else?" Rosaura says that's why she told him to take his shot. "I know you can help her forget that Gustavo guy. Here she comes. She's so sad about Gustavo that maybe it's best she doesn't find out that Rogelio is marrying Vanessa. They don't get along and she'll have to put up with her back at the hacienda…let's not give her any more worries. Console her." Ana Paula isn't too pleased to see Bruno. Uncomfortable stares.

Gustavo reports that Ana Paula's telephone is still not working. Mercedes claims to be nervous because he asked to talk to her about Ernesto. He explains he talked to him to so he didn't get confused. Mercedes says there was no reason for that. "I'm going to tell him we should keep our distance." Gustavo says he feels responsible for her--more so now that their dad is gone. He suggests she try going out with someone else. "Maybe that will help you."

Rosaura tells Elena not to say anything to Ana Paula. "I'd rather she marry Rogelio Montero, but if that doesn't work out…better keep two candles lit!" Elena thinks it's going well.

They're just standing there talk to each other. Bruno says as her friend, he'll do anything he can, anything she tells him to, to help her feel better. AP says she just can't believe Gustavo is dead. "Yeah. That's a darn shame. He was so young. I'm really sorry. For him and for you." TACKY! AP doesn't even know how or where he died. And she'll never know because his sister hates her. Bruno promises to find his grave and take her to see it. AP is grateful. They hug and Bruno enjoys it a little too much.

Bald landlord shows a woman AP's old house. There's a knock on the door…and my DVR cuts off, so someone please fill us in. Gustavo looking for AP is my guess.
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[Con permiso--For the record, here's what EMarie posted re: the last few minutes Kat missed.  Muchas gracias EMarie!--jardinera654]
Vainessa turns up at the hospital running into Ana, and goes ballistic about Ana being there. Rohell shows up and makes it clear Ana is coming to the ranch to take care of him (as a nurse). AP is sputtering with her eyes popping out when Vainessa kisses him, and Rohell signals for her to be quiet which almost causes Ana to need the Heimlich maneuver. He asks to speak to Vainessa alone (I think) and tells her Ana will be taking care of him, and if she wants to marry him she will have to accept it. Finally, Vainessa says, "well, ok, if she always stays in her place!"

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