Caray, Caray!

Well, Friends, it looks like there's no end in sight for the 2-hour episodes! I have an awfully hard time staying awake enough through two hours of this "stuff" to write a recap afterwards!

In fair Mexico, where we lay our scene, Pat gets a little field-trip when Rod hoists him awkwardly down the spiral staircase to see Luciana (thereby getting around Rosalena's decree that he stay away from Luci). He drops his brother off and makes himself scarce, but not before receiving the ugly clay heart she made the other night while thinking of him. It must be special Indian clay, because it's looking pretty solid for not having been fired in a kiln or even given time to dry. Also, Jana and her friend are in this scene, but they don't contribute anything of interest. Anyway, Pat wants a few words with Luci in private. He explains that his mom doesn't necessarily hate her, but rather is jealous of the girl's importance to her son. Then he explains that he really wants Luci to be with him, but only if she does it freely. He tries to ask her an "important question," but chickens out and mutters something about how much she means to him.

Maximino, meanwhile is sipping wine with his young bud and fretting about the risk of his affair (which one?) coming to light.

Linares is at the Church, finding out that maybe his daughter isn't quite as dead-and-buried as was previously assumed. He plugs the guy working the graveyard desk-job for info, which cannot be found.

Frigida, for her part leaps at the chance to tattle on everyone for the little field trip downstairs., the instant Rosalena comes home. She makes that smug face she always makes.

Now it's Rosalena's moment to "act" (as in, a melodramatic display of over-performance that could only come from an actress determined to show strong emotion). Everything is going to hell! Not even her children respect her wishes! Matilde tries to defuse her ("at least they're in your house, right?"). But Rosalena just freezes like a deer in headlights and shows the camera just how wide and teary she can become. She blames herself for that business of Linares' daughter, whatever that means.

If you make a clay heart, it means you're in love. So what are we to take from the fact that Luci is now making some cruddy little vases? Is she dreaming of keeping flowers fresh?  She's an ok sculptor, but her true strength is in how she manages to make all this pottery without getting her bed or room messy. Frigida pops in and threatens her some more. Ho-hum.

And it's STILL A FULL MOON IN MEXICO!

Gala overhears Rod talking about how little he wants to get married. They is some scary muisic, even though she already knows how he feels about the wedding. He tells his buddy there's no other lady, he just doesn't love Gala (though he's too much of a wimp to confront her again without sleeping with her.). He's 100% sure. Once she has heard enough, Gala strides in and humiliates herself some more by exercising her powers of denial and rubbing herself all over Rod.

Lastro calls up to threaten Luci. Matilde thinks she should ask Pat or Rod for protection, but she really doesn't want anyone to know that she once worked at el infierno.. She asserts that she cannot ask the boys for help, especially not Rod!

Maximino is beginning to develop an idea about the lost child of Linares - the kid's age would be just right. right. He also grumbles some more about the fraud. He sees himself as the victim and Linares the villain.

In a brief but enjoyable interlude, we are treated to the delightful sight of Violeta dancing terribly in her new sexy devil outfit and singing something.

Rod is releasing his anger at the punching bag, and Gala comes in to refresh him and to act even more needy! God, Rod is weak!

Rosalena yells at Luci some more. Blah. Frigida makes that smug face again! She has Luci come out to receive and wait on Gala, just to torture the poor girl. There is an interminable scene here where they badmouth Luci, and Gala gushes about how much Rod "loves" her and "can't bear to be without her." Frigida intercepts an airmail for Luci from a courier on motorcycle.

Later, in private, Gala begs Rosalena for help! She needs to keep Rod, and wants some mommy-manipulation to seal the deal.

The world-business mag has a story about Torreslanda fraud, and an odd cover. Max says "this means war!" Linares released the story to the press.


Back at the house, Frigida gets a-snooping into Luci's letter! But we don't find out what's inside. The big cliff-hanger is that Max shows up at Linares' for a confrontation. Also, according to the advances, the wedding is tomorrow!

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