Amor Bravío #92 (Uni 87) Wed 12/26/12 “Ximena’s Anvil has Dropped – the Final Toodle-Oooo!”

Old News del Pueblo:

  

Camila’s Hospital Room: We open tonight’s capitulo with a repeat of Camila and Dan discussing how they were preordained to be together.  Camila is quite intent on explaining that all signs point to this.  Dan agrees and they both agree to be together forever.   Viewerville knows there will be easier said than done.

The Well Worn Hospital Waiting Room:   El Malquerida group is at the hospital waiting room, Agustina, Viv, Rafa, Dan and Isa. The police commander has told the group that AlLocoLonso has been found.  But, he has been found after an auto accident that left his car at the bottom of a cliff and he wasn’t alone.  He was with a Senorita Ximena Diaz…..  One of the two was burned to death in the car and one was thrown from the car.  No puede ser! Agustina gets hysterical and cries to know what has happened to her hija.  All eyes are on the police commander del pueblo.

New News del Pueblo: 

Hospital Waiting Room:  The police commander announces that, sadly, it was Senorita Ximena Diaz who died in the accident.  There is no question about it.  Agustina faints in her anguish and she is carried over to the nearby seats and they call for a doctor to attend to her.  Rafa asks Dan how he is with this news, considering that Ximena was his sister.  Dan replies he is okay yet burning to death is something that no one deserves to have happen to them.  Isa cries fake tears for news about her son.   The police commander says Al is in grave condition and in emergency surgery.  Isa wants to see him, but the commander explains Al is unconscious and if he survives the surgery, he will not be able to see anyone, not even mumsy as he is being detained in isolation.  Isa protests and Dan steps in to reinforce what the commander said to Isa.  She complains of Dan’s cruelty towards her and Dan is unmoved.  Dan says he does not trust her or her son.  Isa fires back that Ximena was involved and likely provoked Al into participating in the kidnapping.  Dan reminds Isa that Al is not a child and is guilty of participating with Ximena nonetheless.  Since Al survived the accident the police will investigate to find out what really happened.  Isa slinks away to plot her next step.  The commander also reminds Dan that he needs to come down to the police station and make a statement regarding what happened with LeoSordido Martinez (I think this was the conversation).  The police have never gotten his statement since Dan escaped from the hospital first. Dan gives the commander his word that he will come down to the station to clear things up.

Emergency Room Entrance:  AlLocoLonso is lying on the gurney with a neck brace and is being rushed to emergency surgery.   The attending medical staff read off a few vitals: “Alonso Lazcano, 34, weak vital signs, auto accident and delicate condition”.  The medical staff roll him onto the table on his stomach with less than gentle care! 

Hospital Waiting Room:  Viv comforts Agustina while the commander tells Dan that Camila will need to make a visit to the town morgue and identify the body of the guy who kidnapped her and then fell into the bullpen. Dan agrees to take her there himself. New Age Aaron wonders how one sister could have done this to the other sister after living all their life together.  Rafa adds that Agustina is emotionally destroyed by the news.  Isa passes by Dan on her way out and hisses at him that someday he will have children of his own and she hopes that he doesn’t have to go through the pain of not being able to see them if they are about to die. 

Dio’s Hospital Room:  Dio is thought bubbling his recent nightmare - not the bull accident – when he saw Daniel kissing Camila as she is rolled into the hospital.  He thinks aloud that Dan and Camila must never be happy together and that he will never permit it.  Dio writhes in the pain of his unrequited love for his secret fantasy girl Camila. How he desires her and thinks of only her when he is with anyone else.  He will take his time in making Camila his and his alone, with no hurry. He remembers the old saying that he who laughs last, laughs best.   “Asi sera!” he assures himself. 

El Hostel:  Lic Osvaldo reports to Amanda that Camila and Dio are safe.  Amanda wishes that Dio had been left as a field floor mat for the bulls rather than have made it out safely.  Lic Osvaldo reminds her that it is because of Dio that Camila is alive.  Amanda is sure he only did it because there was something in it for him.  Lic Osvaldo agrees but says they have no proof yet.  He mentions that he had come to see Amanda earlier, but Nat told him she was “indisposed”.   Amanda admits that she and Nat are not speaking.  She explains that she told Nat that her father is alive and not the nice guy she told Nat he was.  Nat is furious.  Amanda adds that she did not tell Nat who he is, but that she regrets having kept this secret all these years.  Osvaldo adds the “I told you so” and says that this is why he advised Amanda not to say anything to Nat about her father until the gumshoe group had proof about his nefarious ways.  Amanda is telling Lic Osvaldo that Dio came to visit her and threatened her.  He told her she is being watched and she is very nervous. 

Dio’s Hospital Room: Dio is having a hissy fit.  He wants to know how long he will be there and no one is being helpful.  Agustina comes in sobbing.  Dio asks her why she is crying like that. Now alarmed he asks, “Did something happen to Camila?”.  No, but she says she can barely tell him.  She tells him Ximena has died and  Al is in grave condition.  Dio, looking ever so slightly impactada ,  begrudgingly reaches over to hold Agustina while she cries.  He sighs as he thinks, no puede ser!

El Hostel:  Lic Osvaldo wonders why Amanda has not told him all of this.   Amanda replies that no one can do anything to Dio.  Lic Osvaldo tell her that she cannot live this way.  Lic tells her that he promises to find a solution to help her so she will not be alone.   Amanda worries about Lic Osvaldo’s safety should he take try to help her.  She wisely worries that he might pay for his help with his well-being and she could not live with the guilt.  Amanda wants to just disappear with Nat as she did so many years ago.  Lic Osvaldo  begs Amanda once again, to let him help her. He promises that he will plan everything and that all three of them will go away like a family.   Amanda ponders the offers…… OK, I accept, Amanda tells him.

Camila’s Hospital Room:  Dan comes to see Camila, entering the room with hang dog face.  Camila asks him what is wrong.  He reports that Al has been found and that he was with Ximena.  He explains that it appears they were accomplices in her kidnapping.  Camila cannot believe this and wants to find Ximena to ask her, personally, what happened.  Dan tells her this is not possible because Ximena died in the accident.  Camila is in disbelief.  No puede ser!

Funeral Room for Goodbyes to Ximena:  Piedad, Pablo and Luzma stand in one corner observing how fast things in life can change from one day to another.  Father Franky arrives, sees Agustina seated against the wall and sits next to her.  He tries to comfort her and put his arm around her.  She looks at whose arm it is and brushes him off with disdain.  Camila arrives to comfort her mother.  Father Franky pulls Dan aside and insists Dan avenge his sister Ximena’s death.  Dan corrects him, saying he will not seek vengeance, but rather, justice.  Father Franky says Al is responsible for all of this, that Ximena was likely just an honest dupe who he manipulated and that it is Al who should be dead in place of Ximena.  Dan, incredulous, asks Father Franky if he is really sad that Ximena is dead after having abandoned her so many years ago?  Father Franky is offended at his question and says the pair of them grew soooo close during the days they lived together at the ranch.  Dan replies that if this is indeed true, how nice for Father Franky that his conscience is just a little cleaner.  Yago arrives to give condolences to Camila, offer workers to help with the ranch and beg forgiveness that Mariano could attend.  Amanda asks Nat if it is hard to be here in the same place with Yago.  Nat assures Amanda that she is just fine.  Yago approaches Pablo and asks about Pablo’s pending nuptials.  Yago wonders if all the dropping anvils are a sign that maybe Pablo should not get married.  Pablo, ever wise, says that even if luck is not on their side right now, this does not mean it is a sign to not proceed to marry Luzma.  He suggests Yago doesn’t understand this because Pogostick Yago has never been in love.  Pablo adds that Yago should stop giving little looks and chasing after Nat and leave Nat in peace.

Kitchen at La Casa Albarran: Bratgirl is lamenting about what a shame it is what happened over at La Malquerida.  She is sorry she could not go to the service at La Malquerida and express her sympathies.  Refugio wonders why  Bratgirl is saying this as she has never been close to the Monterde family members.  Refugio excuses herself and Bratgirl chews on a tostada while she complains about “esa gata” Refugio and wonders how to get in touch with Rodolfo.

Random Room at La Casa Albarran:  Rocio asks Cayetano why he has had to go to the hospital to comfort Isadora instead of going to La Malquerida to comfort Agustina?  Cayetano replies that Agustina has plenty of people all around her,but poor Isa is allllll alone and being blamed for that crazy son of hers’ actions.  Isa needs support.  Rocio wonders why Cayetano feels the need to be the one to give Isa this support?  “It doesn’t cost me anything”, he replies.  Rocio insists on accompanying him to the hospital.  Cayetano refuses her request saying that caring cannot be forced.  Rocio complains that she cannot go to La Malquerida alone and face “esa muchachita Luzma” with Pablo all by herself.  Cayetano tells her to do whatever she wants and leaves for the hospital.

Al’s Hospital Room:  The nurse is dozing in a chair when another nurse comes in to relieve her.  Chayo, our sleeping nurse, is told by the other nurse that she needs to take a break and eat and rest.  Chayo resists this.  The other nurse insists and Chayo relents; not before saying she needs to attend to one more thing with patient Alonso.  The other nurse agrees and leaves Chayo to attend to Al.  Isa attempts to barge into Al’s room but much to viewerville’s delight the guard is strong enough and clever enough to refuse to heed her pleadings and lies.  Isa is left to look in the window at the unconscious Al.  She and nurse Chayo lock eyes with one another.

Dio’s Hospital Room:  Dio asks his nurse to find Senora Lazcano for him.  He describes her to the nurse who agrees to search for her.  He asks the nurse to bring him his wallet so that he can pay her for this service.  While she is distracted, he grabs a sharp medical instrument and hides it in his blanket.

Funeral Room for Goodbyes to Ximena:  Padre Anselmo says a blessing for Ximena.  Rodolfo and Eleuterio pass by Dan and give him their condolences as El Patron.  Dan tells them he is no longer the owner of La Malquerida but will do whatever is necessary to recover the ranch to Camila, the rightful owner.  Dan tries to keep the ranchhands from calling him Ud.  He wants them to see him as equal to one another.  Eleuterio seems quicker to accept the request.  Rodolfo is not as quick to do so.  He tells Daniel he has never been “one of the ranchhands” but hope that Dan will regain ownership of the ranch.  Agustina continues to be weak-kneed and emotionally fragile.  She tells Camila she cannot go on.  Camila tells her that she still needs Agustina.  Agustina says none of this would have happened if Dan had not returned.  Camila tells her that it is not Dan's fault and that Ximena was the one who chose her own path.  Agustina is indignant that Camila would talk about her own sister like this after her death.  Camila tells Agustina that it was Al and Ximena that kidnapped her and wanted her dead.  Agustina seems unwilling to consider this truth.

Dio’s Hospital Room:  Isa comes to visit Dio with a grin.  She leans in to greet him …… and… he grabs her by the collar and sticks a sharp medical instrument against her throat!  “Don’t treat me like a fool!” he snarls at her.  He accuses her of trying to do him in along with Camila.  If it hadn’t been for Mariano, they both would have been floor mats for the bulls, he says.  Isa protests and tells him that was never her intention.  She squirms to have Dio let go of her while she explains she  would miss Dio and that Dio is the one who has the business contacts and she could not negotiate with the tourist development partners without him.   As Isa lies through her teeth, Dio lets her go. She goes on to tell him that it was Ximena and Bruno who were responsible for what happened to Dio and Camila.   Ximena and Bruno double-crossed everyone.  “Bruno?”  Dio loses it at the mention of his name.  He yells at Isa for her stupidity in letting Ximena use Bruno because everyone knows that Bruno worked for Dio and now they will link Dio to the kidnapping.  Isa claims ignorance as to who Ximena made the deal with to kidnap Camila.  Dio is fed up with Isa’s stupidity but she reassures him that everyone knows Ximena had dealings with Bruno and Ximena cannot contradict the charges of her involvement because she is dead. Not only that, but Al will not be alive long enough to talk either.  She purrs to Dio that very shortly, she and Dio will be the immensely rich owners of La Malquerida.

Funeral Room for Goodbyes to Ximena:  Dan thought bubbles his concern for Camila and his commitment to see that she is always protect her – even with his own life.  Sigh!

Dio’s Hospital Room: Dio’s confrontation with Isa continues.  He is not sure about all that she is saying to reassure him.  It is not as easy as she thinks, Dio says.  He points out that she is the one who looks innocent at this point.  Que? Isa wonders how Dio could say this after being considered a hero in both Agustina and Camila’s eyes for having rescued Camila.  Dio disagrees saying that 1.) Camila is still suspicious because of the letter that her uncle Daniel wrote accusing him of being in cahoots with Al as well as 2.) Camila being influenced by Dan who doesn’t trust Dio as well as 3.)  Al still being alive to spill the frijoles.  Isa says she did not know about this letter from Uncle Dan and where Al is concerned, she will take care of it.  With a glimmer in her eye, she assures Dio that Al will not live to walk out of the hospital.  Dio studies Isa, incredulous, and says that at times she does not seem human , even towards her own son.  Isa impatiently reminds Dio that they agreed to do whatever it takes to complete their plan to obtain La Malquerida and that is just what she is doing.  “We are in this together, don’t forget it!” she tells him.  He repeats the same admonition, in turn, to Isa.

Ximena’s Cemetery Service: Padre Anselmo pronounces that Ximena is now in front of the ultimate judge, God himself, her Father in the Sky.  Only He can judge the steps she chose to take while she was on this earth.  Agustina thought bubbles her recent memories of interactions with Ximena.  She wonders why she remembers the unpleasant interactions with Ximena rather than happier ones.  Agustina regrets that she and Ximena did not spend their time together living happier moments.

Random Room at La Casa Albarran: Rocio is asking Nana to help her investigate who “this Isadora Lazcano”really is.  Nana asks how she is to do this?  Rocio suggests she go to the mercado and ask everyone who provides services to La Malquerida about Isa: what about her emotional life, sentimental life, her family and her finances.  Refugio is resisting because she detests being a chismosa. Rocio explains the need for this information:  wives have a sixth sense about funny hubby behaviors so Rocio wants to get to the bottom of this where Cayetano and Isa are concerned.  Nana relents and agrees to snoop around.

Ximena’s Cemetery Service: Back at the interment, Dan thought bubbles about the now deceased Ximena.  He remembers her observation about their similar scars.  He reflects that he never knew Ximena even though they have the same blood and that this was a shame.   Camila thought bubbles about why Ximena lived as she did.  She reflects that Ximena had every reason to be happy: looks, smarts and thigh high boots.  Camila wonders to the Good Father on High why this had to happen?

Hospital Waiting Room:  Cayetano arrives in the hospital waiting room.  Isa approaches and wonders why he is there. He says he is there looking for her.  “Little old me?” Isa says, batting her eyelashes.  Yes, Cayetano explains he is here to provide comfort to her in her hour of need, as Isa is allllll alone and needs protection.  Isa is touched to have met Cayetano who is such a perceptive and sensitive man.  She is pleased as Cayetano gives her a comfort hug.  Viewerville shudders as Isa carefully winds her web around Cayetano and the camera freezes on her self-satisfied face nestled in Cayetano’s arms.

Avances:  Isa learns AlLocoLonso can talk.  She vows to keep him from spilling the frijoles.  Isa sets out to hire an “angel of mercy” to commit the murder for her.