Caray, Caray!

Antonio is getting ready for her new job at GI and in the hall sees Rebeca (wearing a strapless black satin dress, nice work attire). Adriano suggests his sis share an office with Rebe. Rebe goes to Pluto's office and snarls - "do something about it!"

Mutt and Jeff stare at the Playa M. project cd, which JC has broken into shards because he doesn't want to betray Helena. "I'm not going to break the heart of the woman I love," JC says for the first time in his life, "This is the first time it's mattered to me." They say he'll never be able to tell her who he really is.

Helena reviews her project with the Canadian dude. He asks her to go to Playa Majagua on his nickel. She calls JC and wants to see him before she leaves, but he demurs (to her dismay).

Onesimo mocks Pluto: "Hah hah, your wife and your lover sharing an office." He's brought Pluto a list of many women JC has had his way with. "JC is my hero," Onesimo says.

Antonia is astonished, then indignant that dozens of gorgeous women in skin-tight outfits languidly stroll the halls at G.I., it's hours of gossip and manicures. Rebe says "Image is Everything." Evidently these girls are going to go hang out in Acapulco in their bikinis and drink booze. She insincerely invites Antonia.

Adriano meets the extremely young Paola at a restaurant - she bounds up and hugs him but he says "not in public." He says she can't have a job at G.I., she says ok, he can't believe he doesn't get reamed out. Then some other bimbo of his comes up saying "When you have time call me and we'll escape somewhere." Again, Paola doesn't freak out. Adriano's so relieved/impressed he says she can have a job at G.I. after all.

JC's mom has perhaps gotten a theater role for the first time in a long time. He watches her lovingly as she gets arty. She sees he's upset and knows it's about Helena. "I'm in love with her," he stammers, "but I haven't been honest with her and if I am she'll be hurt." "You always hurt women, all you care about is having fun." She gently counsels him to break it off so Helena won't get more hurt.

Helena's dad is furious and silent, eventually growling: "If you stick with this guy and he dumps you like the first one, forget you ever had a father."

JC writes checks to Mutt and Jeff which embarrases them. Mutt's wife is the receptionist - he whispers to her, please give me money for lunch again, he writhes with mortification. Antonia observes that this receptionist seems to be the only one in the company who works.

Jeff reassures his fiance on the phone: "Of course I want to marry you!" But he's going to have to ask for money from his parents. She screetches at him about the honeymoon.

Helena's friend chats with her ? who she calls Porky. She suggests Helena take JC to the beach. Meanwhile JC broods in his house - his dad had said "she'll end up hating you." And his mom said "Let her go to her own happiness, give this up."

He calls Helena to break up with her, but she proposes he come with her to the beach. He says he'll meet her at the airport. Tortured soul!

Pluto has dinner with a bimbo whose heart was broken by JC. The bimbo hates JC with a burning hatred and will do anything to destroy him.

Antonia tells her brother there should be a restructuring, G.I. can't afford all these useless bimbos. Adriano and Pluto blow her off and won't listen to her great ideas about Playa M.

JC meets Helena at the airport, he's sad, he hasn't brought a suitcase. "I'm going to Miami on an urgent trip, it's better that we separate forever." She's horrified: "Can't we find a solution?" "A long distance relationship isn't worth it. I'm sure you'll find the man you deserve. I'm not the man you think I am. Goodbye." She calls her girlfriend in tears. "Sublimate, Helena! Keep your project going forward!"

Rebe is trying to kill poor diabetic Antonia by constantly offering her chocolate. Antonia is mad that her brother is ignoring her input. Rebe is furious to find out that Pluto has already taken the stolen project to Adriano.

JC and his buddies can't find a new project. JC's gastritis hits again. Mutt and Jeff say "Going out on the town, kissing babes, and imbibing will prove restorative."

Rebe yells at Pluto for shutting her out of the beach project after she fed him the info. He says he has a secret for her, he'll be the hero of GI, and "Let's go to your apt with the ol' jacuzzi and champagne." Rebe howls wolfish approval and leaves.

Pluto deploys Felix, his hacker: "Put the contents of this cd on JC's computer and make it look like the documents have been there for a long time."

JC comes in just then and asks a favor. Pluto sneers but JC valiantly swallows his pride to beg: "In the remote case that I get fired, please take on Mutt and Jeff as part of your project, none of this was their fault. They're great workers."

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