After guessing that Luci is the girl from another class that
Rod is talking about, Oscar reminds Rod that he has a fiancé and he better be
careful not to hurt Gala or Lucia. Rod thinks the real problem would be hurting
Patricio. Oscar begs Rod not to hurt Luci because she is a good girl. Gala
comes in to cling all over Rod and pressure him to pin down the wedding date
already. Rod looks like he’s been condemned to life in prison.
Meanwhile at the prison, Lastra is flipping his toupee
because the judge has thrown his behind behind bars for his lousy attitude. Violeta
and the cute bartender arrive to support Luci and testify against Lastra, even
if it means they get fired from Club Inferno.
Rod’s bffs (I should learn these guys’ names if I’m going to
recap this show regularly) work with Pato. Aldo brags he’s now part of the
company too. When Luci returns and checks in on Pato, Pato puts a stop to their
man talk about how attractive she is, and now they know why he’s gotten better
so quickly.
Vicky is super nervous while doing the nails of her lover’s
wife. She barely holds it together when she hears Max is on his way home. She
tries to get the heck out of Dodge quickly before Max returns. Too late! She
and Max can barely hide their looks of shock as Rosalena introduces them. Vicky
leaves, and Rosalena gives Max a suspicious wide-eyed stare.
Paz and Magda wonder what the heck Aquiles wants to come
speak to her about. They sure as hell won’t give him Luci’s address. “He may be
someone in this town, but outside of here, he’s a Mr. Nobody” (Don Nadie).
Don Aquiles offers Paz the house and land back, and shoots
Ariche a comment about following through on his promises. (Remember, Ariche
wrote Aquiles a blackmail note—Lucia’s address, after Aquiles gives her family
back their property.) Ariche feels guilty and later tells Lorenzo about his
bargain with Aquiles, but Lorenzo doesn’t take it seriously.
Melissa and Hannah get the 411 on the outcome of Lucia’s court
case from her, much to the annoyance of Frigida (who still has no idea where
Luci went that day).
At the dinner table, the family talks about planning and
promoting the 20 year anniversary of the Torreslanda biz. Pato will be helping
to plan, Gala will be doing the promotion, and even lazy Aldo thinks he’ll have
some important role. Gala announces that
she and Rod have finalized a date for the wedding. No one seems happy about it.
Upstairs, Luci reads Pato an article about the 20 year
anniversary. He’s proud of his father’s achievement, since the business has
always been so important to him, as has the idea of Rod taking it over one day.
Luci speaks about her own father and how wonderful he was. Pato thinks back to when they first met—her father
was still alive and he could still walk. Their conversation is interrupted by
Gala and Rod. Gala proudly announces that they will get married in a month. Rod
once again looks like he’s a dead man walking. Pato is happy for them. Gala
tries to gloat at Luci, but Luci has a total poker face and congratulates them.
Rod claims a month is too soon. Gala
ignores him and shows Pato the invitation mockups. Luci can’t take it anymore
and leaves with tears in her eyes.
Vicky calls and texts her little bear (osito), but Max, who
is assuming that she came to his home on purpose, refuses to answer her. Her
boss at the salon tells her to think about what she’s doing (seeing a married
man). At the house that night, Max takes his anger out on Rosa and tells her
not to invite strangers into his home, especially when he’s coming home from a
long, hard day at work. He continues his overreacting by taking his pillow and
storming out to sleep in the guest room. Rosalena is totally confused.
Violeta brings her wigs and boas to Estela’s apartment to
cheer up her granddaughter.
Oscar, bless his soul, takes Conny and Julie out to dinner.
Julie flirts inappropriately with Oscar and lays some drunken kisses on
him. Conny and Oscar try to act like
they’re at dinner with a normal person.
Rod once again gets in Luci’s personal space in the kitchen,
late at night, and asks if she’s mad at him. She gives him her best poker face,
tells him no and goodnight (buenas noshes), and leaves.
We see Vicky’s dad’s home. She brings her father lots of
brand new shirts (bought in Miami with Max’s money). He is proud of her because
he thinks she was able to buy these shirts with her hard work at the salon.
At the office, Aldo asks Max about getting his own office. Max chuckles and informs him that his job is downstairs with Don Jerónimo (who is also Vicky's dad)—the
doorman whom Aldo callously left his car with the other day.
Rosa’s whining to the priest again about having to suffer,
seeing Luci everyday. She looks like Aurora, the woman who nearly destroyed her
marriage!
Gala and Rosa meet about wedding plans. Rosa still doesn’t look happy about it, or
how soon it’s happening. Gala ignores her. Gala warns Rosa that it won’t be so
easy to get rid of Luci, even after Pato gets better, because he’ll become too
attached to her. Rosa looks pensive.
The physical therapist shows Luci how to help Pato with his
exercises. Rod comes in, and the therapist has Pato close his eyes and
visualize moving his right hand. As Luci and Rod watch, Pato moves his right
index finger, ever so slightly. Luci jumps into Rod’s embrace in her joy. Pato
didn’t see or feel his accomplishment. Later that evening, the whole family
gathers to watch him do it again. This time, only Luci’s words to him do the
trick. “Love, gives you the strength to do anything,” she whispers in his ear.
The family thinks it’s a miracle. Pato thanks Luci, using her manner of saying “mushas
gracias.” She gets a call on her cell and announces she must leave. Pato sweetly
tells her to put on a sweater since the weather is getting nasty.
A bit later, outside at the bus stop Oscar sees Luci waiting
for the bus in the rain. She refuses a ride but finally accepts his umbrella.
Stalker Rod watches from his car and starts jumping to all kinds of conclusions
about Oscar and Luci. He follows her bus in his car. She daydreams about his
kiss. He sees when Luci gets off the bus and runs into Lic. Linares’ home.
Luci and Linares discuss her case. Turns out Lastra can
still get his way and throw her behind bars if he continues to press his case.
However, her witnesses make all the difference. In the pokey, Lastra isn’t
happy to hear about the witnesses or to hear that Club Inferno may be shut down
(clausurado).
When Luci gets home, Frigida is waiting to make her life
miserable. She accuses Luci of going off to see men and stealing that fine
umbrella she’s carrying. They take the argument to the kitchen and it’s obvious
Luci is fed up. She tells Frigida that she was taught to respect her elders, but
if Frigida “keeps looking for her, then she’ll find her!” (In other words,
bring it on, bitch!) Frigida threatens
back and tells Luci she doesn’t know what kind of scorpion she’s just stumbled
onto. Luci tells her to go to hell! Just as things get really heated, Rod comes
in and puts a stop to it. He tells Frigida to shut it, when she tries to lie,
and orders her to leave Luci alone and to leave. She shoots them both a dirty
look as she leaves the kitchen. Luci apologizes to Rod, but she has had a crap
day. He understands and lovingly wraps his coat around her wet shoulders so she
won’t get sick. They get within kissing range.
In his library, Max agonizes about his young mistress and
finding her in his home.
Rod pulls away from Luci and tells her he won’t disrespect
her again (by kissing her). She turns to leave for her room. He tells her how
lovely she is and she wishes him a good night. She looks at him all moony eyed,
and goes to her room to sniff his jacket and sigh while smiling. What’s a girl
to do after such a trying day, and an encounter with her hunky boss? Well,
light some candles, take a long, hot shower, and daydream about her hunky boss.
Said boss lurks creepily, with his mug
of coffee, outside her bathroom window. He then stands outside her bedroom door, and
thinks about opening it for about 100 hours (i.e. TOO LONG!), and then places
his hand on the door knob. He walks away. Then he walks back. He’s having way
too much trouble deciding if he’s going to be a stalking, rapey snake. Inside,
our pure heroine prays to the Virgin, thanks her for Rod helping her, prays
for her family, and goes to sleep in her pink jammies. Rod finally lets go of the knob and then thinks of knocking. (Really
dude? Is that much better of an idea?!)
We come back from commercial and he actually OPENS the door
and walks inside to stare at her as she sleeps, and nearly touches her! He
covers her loveliness with the sheet, takes a final look, smiles, and walks out
the door.
Papa Max has come to the kitchen for a midnight snack and
senses someone else is lurking about. He wonders where Rod is coming from when
he comes into the kitchen from the general direction of the servants’ quarters.
Max doesn’t believe Rod’s story about just going for a walk in the garden with
his coffee. Since when does he drink coffee this late? Max tells him to be
careful. “That girl who’s robbing you of sleep is a true temptation.” He leaves
Rod with that thought.
Aldo is in the home office whining about the crap job Max gave
him to his mom Conny. She’s not having it. He’s been playing her for a fool for too
long. It’s time for him to become independent and work, like his sister.
The next morning, Luci’s first call is from Lorenzo wishing
her a happy birthday. He tells her everyone is well. She arranges to call the
funeral home at noon so that she can speak to everyone. In the kitchen, Mati wishes her a happy
birthday. Luci’s sad to be away from her family on her birthday. Frigida comes
in to rain on her birthday parade by rubbing it in her face that she has work
on her b-day, like any other day. Frigida threatens to warn Rosa to keep Luci
off the phone that day, but Luci will be making her call on her lunch break, in
her room.
Lastra continues to freak out in the jail, and won’t listen
to his lawyer’s advice. The lawyer tells him that Luci can now accuse him of
sexual assault because she has witnesses. He wants to know who these witnesses
are.
Lucia works with Pato on his tablet computer on plans for
the 20th anniversary. Max comes in, but then gets a call from Vicky.
He excuses himself. Mati brings Luci Ariche’s birthday letter. Pato is surprised
to learn it’s her birthday, and for a second is even more surprised to think
she has a child. Luci quickly explains that Ariche is her little friend, not her
son, and that Pato has met him already. Pato
remembers with relief. He says he wishes he could give Luci a birthday hug.
At their apartment, Rod tells the architect to take all the
time he needs to finish the renovations. Gala contradicts him, and tells the architect to do the work as
quickly as possible. Rod looks like he’s going to be sick.
Linares meets with Lastra’s lawyer in his home office.
Lastra’s lawyer is trying to convince them not to press charges against Lastra,
and he will convince Lastra to drop his charges against Luci in exchange.
Linares calls Luci on the house phone, but Mati answers. The name Torreslanda
doesn’t seem to ring a bell with Linares, but Mati is knock-me-over impactada
to hear his name.
At Aurora’s gravestone, Rosalena brings flowers and begs
Aurora to forgive her, while crying buckets of tears. She tells Aurora she’s
sorry for not fulfilling her promise. Linares walks up and kindly places his
hands over hers. Rosalena is shocked. He asks her not to cry anymore. Aurora
has nothing to forgive her for.
Oscar and Max discuss the invitation list for the event.
Oscar has been able to track down most of the company’s old clients and
contacts from the early days of the business. The only person he hasn’t found
is Claudio Linares, his partner. Max emphasizes that Claudio is his EX partner.
He prefers that Oscar NOT mention him again. Claudio got into some accounting
trouble. It’s all too painful for Max since Claudio wasn’t just his partner,
but also his friend. After Oscar leaves, Max vows that Claudio Linares will NEVER
come into his life again. (Never say never Max.)
Meanwhile, at the grave site, kindhearted Linares is
thanking Rosa for all she did for his child and his wife in Aurora’s last
days. Rosalena’s face makes it pretty
obvious that she wasn’t the angel of mercy that Linares thinks.
Aldo is not adjusting well to his job as messenger boy,
especially when he learns he has to drive himself to pick up a package. He seems
lost and confused once he gets to the address.
Pato, the physical therapist, and Rod discuss Luci’s 19th
birthday. The therapist is impressed by how young Luci is, given how much responsibility
she’s taken on. Pato asks Rod to buy a gift for Luci. Downstairs in her room, Luci
tries to call her family, but the call doesn’t go through. Frigida is not happy
to learn that Pato has given Luci the rest of the day off. Frigida is going to
tattle to Rosa. Luci rolls her eyes at her.
Julie bugs Gala at work, again. Gala still has a bee in her
bonnet about Luci. Julie thinks she’s obsessed and exaggerating. Frigida calls
Gala and gossips about the events of the night before when Rod put her in her
place for insulting Luci. She also gossips that Luci has the day off for her
b-day and will likely be spending it with some man.
Rod buys a book for Luci as a present (I guess this is
supposed to be from Pato). Then he goes to a jewelry store and buys a heart
pendant necklace (his present, I presume).
Luci arrives at Violeta’s and she wants all the gossip about
Hot Rod. Luci puts a stop to that talk, because Rod is ENGAGED. On Estela’s
phone, Luci talks to Paz and Paz tells her about Don Aquiles all of a sudden
offering to give them back their property. Luci tells her not to accept
anything or make any deals with that devil. She’ll speak to her lawyer friend
and see what can be done legally. Violeta then gets on the phone with her mama.
Estela and Violeta speak about how hard it is to cross over
to the States illegally and then find a job where they treat you well. Violeta
assures Estela that her daughter Ofelia will call when she can. Marianita
asks Luci where her mother is. Luci explains that she’s way up north, and
Marianita wonders if she’s in the same place where they say her mother went.
She asks if Luci’s mother will come back for her, like her mother plans to for
her. The adults try to hide their worry. Later, Lic Linares brings Luci a yummy
birthday cake. Yay! They all rejoice.
In the big house, Rosa is upset to learn from Frigida that Pato
gave Luci the day off. She complains to Pato, but is silenced when she learns that
today is Luci’s 19th birthday. Duhn, duhn, duhn!
Linares drops Luci off at the house. Rod stops her on the
lawn and gives her the presents, just as Gala drives in through the driveway. Gala
watches them and dares Rod to hug Luci in her presence through clenched teeth.
Avances: Max waxes poetic about what a wonderful woman
Aurora was, to Rosalena. She spits back accusations of him having a child with
Aurora. Luci admits to Linares that she’s in love with Rod. Gala does something
spiteful to Luci, and tells her it’s just a taste of what she can do to her.
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