Caray, Caray!

Part One: Vice Freezes His Assets Off in Jail

Vice tries to book a flight to Mérida.

Pina is delirious. Fred appears. There's angel music. Is Fred real, or is Pina fading away?

Sandrucha is stunned but pleased by Chacho's offer to father a child with her.

Apparently, Fred is real. He explains how he got lost - he got distracted by something even prettier than Sergio. (Pina's sorry she didn't help, but she had an anxiety attack and fainted in the water.) Sergio found him somehow and shared his oxygen. Pina is starry-eyed and grateful to him for saving the life of her reason for living. Sergio is gracious but unassuming.

Karina squeals with joy to see Fred. Fred is not as annoyed by this as I would like. Sergio slips away discreetly.

Vice tells Candy he went to the airport but didn't have to get a flight because Fred called to say he was alive. He notices that Candy seems out of sorts. She admits to feeling tired but doesn't explain why.

Fred thinks Sergio seemed oddly serious and subdued. Pina wants to find him to thank him again. Karina teases Pina for the way she goggled at Sergio when they first met. Fred is amused. Pina, not so much.

Alone at a bar, Sergio ignores a pretty girl and flashes back to his first meeting with Pina, when she refused his offer of a piece of quartz.

Lupita wants to go to Tom's graduation.

Adrian tells Ana he can tell she still has feelings for Fred, so he's gonna take off. (Duh? Why now?) Ana tells Rebe she can't decide between Fred and Adrian, so she'd like to put the question on Twitter. That way a bunch of idiots she doesn't know can weigh in on this life-altering decision.

At home, Candy is dizzy from the meds and calls Chela to tell her she feels crappy. Napoleon casually enters the apartment. "He's right in front of me! NAPOLEON!"

Pancho to Isa (he no longer calls her "Bella" because Rebe doesn't like that): "I don't want to be disrespectful... but do you like me?" Isabella is mortified and offended. "I thought you'd be different! I thought we could have a professional relationship," she insists. (Who does she think she's fooling?) He admits he "felt things" when they were touring the warehouse. She denies that he should have felt anything. He apologizes and offers to take her out for a coffee. She ignores the apology and says this had better not happen again.

Isabella stomps out. Pancho isn't totally convinced that she meant what she said.

Sneaky Salome prepares to approach Vice in the parking garage, but then hides when several police cars screech in. She watches as Vice is apprehended. He resists arrest. They cuff him, but he still makes them chase him around the car.

Chela worries about Candy going quiet on phone. She calls back, but Nap makes Candy turn off the phone.

Candy: I never loved you, what do you want? You forced me to marry you.
Nap: No one can love you like I do.
Candy: Why don't you go where all the dead people go? To hell! Leave me alone!

Nap says she has to pay for what she did to him. She hits him. Scratches. Blood. "Blood? Dead men don't bleed!"

Isa and Jimena debate what to do about the man of Isa's dreams. She doesn't want to admit to him that she likes him. She doesn't want to break up a marriage. Jimena suggests that they focus on getting their work done and leave ASAP. (What would happen to the telenovela genre if more people did that?)

Candy: You're alive!
Nap: No I'm not; you saw me in the morgue not breathing. I was dead.

Candy knows he could have used his money to fake his death. Candy offers to re-kill him (with a lamp!) just to make sure. He takes out a gun and tells her to put down the lamp. He says it doesn't matter; no one will believe her. "If you tell anyone I'm alive, they'll die laughing." He leaves.

Pancho and family gather outside the house. Clean-shaven Pepe flips a switch, and the whole properly is lit up like one of those houses you see on the news where all the neighbors complain about the eyesore and the traffic. Rebe is dressed like a very thin (though pregnant) Mrs. Claus. Group hug!

Frida feels sorry for herself at home in her little shack. Why can't she enjoy this time of year that everyone else loves? (I blame that tiny Christmas tree with the seizure-inducing rapid-flashing lights.) Gramps, why aren't you here? Why aren't you here, Dartañán? Boo hoo hoo.

Enzo and Chela get Candy's place. "Dead men don't bleed," she tells them. Chela thinks the meds are making her worse. Candy shows them her hands and insists she's not loca. Enzo argues in spite of the evidence. Candy protests: yes, she saw him dead; but now she's seem him alive. The guy had plenty of money. He could have pulled it off. But she just sounds hysterical to them.

Salome tends to Nap's wounds. He was surprised by Candy's reaction and he pulled his gun. Sally says there can't be any doubt in Candy's mind now that he's alive, but Nap is sure no one will believe her.

At the police station, Vice wants his phone call. I think that guy who runs the police station has new glasses. They uncuff Vice and warn him to to run his sarcastic mouth or they'll have to put him in a cell. Eventually he gets to make his call.

Rebe tells Pancho of Ana's great dilemma. Vice calls to tell him about being in jail. (I guess with Pina and Fred out of town, Pancho's all he has left!) Vice accuses Pancho of conspiring with Isabella to get him thrown in jail. "You'll be sorry," he threatens unconvincingly. He complains to the jailer again. The jailer jokingly offers Vice a cell with an ocean view.

Pancho tells Rebe that Isa had warned about this. She is very sarcastic with him for choosing to protect Bella's job rather than warning Vice.

Ana rehashes Fred vs. Adrian with Lupita. Pollis calls. He tells Ana that when he was running out of air and thought he was gonna die, he thought about her. What frightened him the most was that he might never see her again.

Pancho tells Candy that Vice is in jail for tax evasion. Candy thinks Isabella did this. Pancho explains that Vice failed to report a bunch of taxable income. Candy wants to see him immediately. They don't think she's in any "condition" to go out alone this late, but Candy isn't willing to leave Vice alone in jail, so Enzo agrees to take her.

Arnold and Bárbara are out drinking tea. A tells B all about all his crushes, including Ana. Barb remarks that he seems to like Vice's women (Pina, Rebeca, Candy). Arnold says it's just a coincidence. Barb says it'd be a coincidence only if Vice were not also his best friend. Arnold says he doesn't exactly admire Vice and the way he treats women. Barb observes that Vice wrecks them and Arnold fixes them up. She suggests that he take an interest in some woman who hasn't been with Vice. "Like who?" clueless Arnold asks. "You tell me," she replies coyly.

At jail, Candy and an increasingly giddy Vice argue whether this was Pancho's fault or not. Vice is happy to see Enzo. But they can't do anything for Vice at this hour. He can't leave until he pays his fine, and the banks aren't open till morning. The jailer wants to go home too, and have his hot chocolate and cookies. More arguing about Pancho (and Chela, I don't even know why Vice mentions her). Vice wants to prove that Pancho and Isabella are having a thing and conspiring against him. Enzo says he sounds hysterical. (Someone needs to explain to Enzo that telling people they're hysterical doesn't calm them down.)

Sergio is at Pina's bedside again. She remembers being rescued by him when she fainted into the water. Now he's standing over her bed, saying she's hermosa. He just came by to see how she's doing. She doesn't know his last name or where he lives. He says it's better that way. Take care!

Mendoza goes to the jail. Pancho is going to pay Vice's very large fine. But the authorities are going to freeze Vice's assets.

Candy angrily confronts Pancho over the alleged conspiracy with Isabella. Moody Rebeca actually buys the story. Pancho says he had nothing to do with it. He would never do something so low and they don't know him very well if they think he could. He storms out. Rebeca cries.

Part Two: Bravo! BRAVO!!!

Enzo prepares for his trip to Monterrey. He'll only be gone two nights, but he's going to see Pancho first. He and Chela worry about Candy.

Lupe gets the green light from Doc Oc to go to Tom's graduation.

Ana phones Adrian. His kids are excited about the call. He steps away from the table to tell Ana he made a mistake involving the girls. They'll be so disappointed if things don't work out. He needs to think of them; they're a part of him. So Ana would be having a relationship not just with him, but all three.

Pina tells Fred and Karina that Sergio came to see her this morning. Or did he? She's not sure whether it was a dream or for real. She can't wait to go home.

At the office, Isabella and Enzo both need to talk to Pancho. Enzo gets to go first. Isa hangs around outside the door until Enriqueta coldly asks if she's okay. Isa takes off.

Enzo and Pancho rehash about last night. Then Enzo gives Pancho a folder with Enzo's recommendation for his replacement. We don't get to see who it is - but from the look on Pancho's face, it's someone interesting!

Moni picks up Frida for her physical therapy. Frida would rather take the bus. Moni is shocked by the shabby living conditions. (It must be cold in there, too, because Frida's always wearing her coat.) "Aquí nos tocó vivir," Frida says ("we were fated to live here"). "Oh, Cristina Pacheco," Moni replies. (Pacheco hosts a long-running TV show called "Aquí Nos Tocó Vivir." Frida doesn't get the reference. "Forget it," Moni says.) Moni feels guilty - not because Pepe prefers her, but because she has everything and Frida has nothing. But Moni wasn't born in a golden cradle - her mother didn't want her, and her father washed cars and he worked hard. Surprisingly, Frida agrees to let Moni take her to PT and tell her the rest of Enzo's story on their way.

Ana rehashes her problem with Pepe. Oh, the difficulty of choosing between two guapos who want nothing more than to make her happy. Fred's insecure, and Adrian is a three-for-one deal. She's not sure she's ready for that responsibility.

Candy tells Rebeca about making Napoleón bleed. (Rebe seems a little more receptive than Enzo and Chela were.) Vice calls from Avon - he had to spend the night at the jail, but he's out now. Pancho paid his fine. This upsets both Candy and Rebe - it will cause a scandal and make them all look bad. Medication-woozy Candy and hormone-ravaged Rebeca are now weepily ashamed of themselves for having thought the worst of Pancho. (Thanks, Vivi, for the correction!)

Pina, Fred, and Karina are at home. Apparently, no one told Ado they were coming, but she's happy to see them.

Tom graduates from the Police Academy. The head of the school singles out Tom for an effusive congratulatory speech for graduating in record time with the highest marks.

Pina goes to the office and tells Raimundo about Sergio the angel. Then Jorge Aravena shows up. Siiiigh. Raimundo beams at him. Pina gapes and drops her book. The mystery man picks it up for her and introduces himself as Sebastián Bravo. He's looking for Pancho. Raimundo offers to take him; Bravo says it would improper to leave the lady all by herself! Unfortunately, Pina snaps out of it and starts grilling the guy on why he wants to see Pancho. He's interviewing for Enzo's job as Director of Finance. He wasn't actually planning to take it, but now that he's met her, he'll let Mr. Lopez decide!

At the police academy, Candy still feels lousy on her meds. She tells Pancho and Lupe and Tomás about scratching Napoleón. Tom seems to take her seriously, but she starts getting loud and Rebeca and Lupita want to take her home to "rest." "He's alive," Candy declares, and stalks off. Rebe follows. Pancho is really worried. Only Tom finds her theory credible. Tom thanks Pancho again for supporting him like a father.

Isabella really wants to clear up her "misunderstanding" with Pancho. Jimena advises against it, since they both know that there was NO misunderstanding at all... she likes him. Why is she always falling in love with guys five minutes after she meets them?

Before this inane conversation tortures us any further, angry Vice bursts in with baseless complaints about the night he spent at the police station. He says she'd better not mess with him and asks why she picked on him. She didn't pick on him, she just did her job. Lambi had to spend a night in jail too and he paid his debts and fines, as should Vice. Vice says he won't pay a thing. In that case, Isa says, nothing will save him. His debts far exceed those of any other executive in the company. He owes millions of pesos, and if he doesn't pay, not only will he have to go to jail, they'll seize all of his assets. Vice vows to drive her out of the place.

"I told you so," Pepe tells Mónica. She still can't believe the miserable way Frida lives. Their little love nest was palatial by comparison.

Pancho is finally back from Tom's graduation and meets with Bravo. (There was a mixup, Enzo thought Bravo would be coming over in the evening instead of during the day.) Pancho says they can offer him a good salary. Bravo met Enzo years ago in school.

Pancho inquires as to Bravo's marital status (I don't think that's legal in the US). Bravo says he's divorced. Ominous music plays.

Recently divorced Pina is telling Raimundo that they doesn't even know if the guy is married - they just met. She pretends not to care. There are plenty of good-looking men in the world, but that doesn't mean she has to go chasing after them. But then she gives in and admits that she really likes him. Raimundo offers to find out if the man is available.

Fred approaches Ana. She asks if he's okay after being without air. (What? Fred doesn't need no stinkin' air!) The doctors checked him out and he's fine. Ana is cold to him and asks didn't he have Corny-locks with him? He explains that his mother set that up. Ana says she feels something for Adrian, and they kissed yesterday. And if Fred's jealous about it that's just too bad, because he kissed Karina first, and he didn't call her for months, and then he went on a vacation while she was having an operation. And knowing Karina, it's doubtful that he and she stayed in separate rooms. (He starts to weakly deny that anything happened, but she cuts him off.) He and Karina were made for each other, so go away and don't come back.

Bravo tells Pancho he doesn't care to discuss his personal life. (Maybe he's not a good fit for Avon, then.) Pancho offers to show him to his desk. They find Isabella waiting for Pancho outside his office. Pancho introduces them. (Maybe they'll hit it off!) Well, he sort of introduces them. He gets her last name wrong as usual (Ruíz instead of Rodriguez) and calls Bravo "Broncas." Isabella seems rattled and excuses herself. Enriqueta makes faces at her.

Tom, Lupita, Chela, Moni, Pepe, etc. are having champagne to celebrate Tom's graduation. Concepción calls to report that Paco is running a temperature. Chela and Moni rush out.

Ana comes home and tells Lupita that Fred went to bed with Karina. (As far as I could tell, he didn't admit to this, but I guess Ana knows him well enough to know better.)

Isabella tells Pancho that Vice threatened her. He basically tells her that Vice is all bark and no bite and won't do anything to her. He offers to talk to Vice - he owes him for that big fine, anyway.

And just when I think Isa's doing a good job of sticking with business, she puts her hand on Pancho's and coos, "Would you really do that for me, Pancho?" He gazes into her dewy eyes and wonders if this is another one of those misread signals.

Rebe and Candy make up with one another. Candy's even beginning to doubt herself, but agrees to talk to Tomás.

Pancho extricates his hand from Isa's and answers a call from Rebeca. Rebe whines about Isa being there with him. She wants Pancho to come home, but he still has to deal with his new Director of Finance. Rebe says she'll stop wasting his time, and hangs up on him!

In Monterrey, Enzo meets his new pals at the telecom company. (There are NO women in this boardroom!) Chela calls. He tells her he's in the middle of a meeting and can they talk later? (Which makes me wonder, why'd he answer the phone? I wonder that all the time when people answer the phone only to say that they can't talk now.) Anyway, Paco's still burning up with fever.

Arnold asks Vice if he ate a rooster, because of his crow's feet. (They call them "patas de gallo" rather than "patas de cuervo." I guess I should have realized that after seeing the Concha Creme commercial 10000 times, but it never sank in.) Vice drags Arnold into his office to finish a conversation that was interrupted some time ago... "are you, or are you not, gay?" Arnold really doesn't want to answer, but Vice is yelling and shaking him. He can't stand for his friends not to tell him the truth. "I want to know the truth!"

"I'm not gay," Arnold replies in his regular deep voice. Vice backs away. Then he grabs him again. "I'm not gay," Arnold repeats.

Looks like Vice can't handle the truth!

Next time:
Christmas! Adrian is there. So is Nayeli. Enzo dances with Jimena. There's a lot of food. Tomás and Lupita get married. Napoleón goes for Salome's throat. Rebeca has another attack of jealousy.

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